Bristol Family History

In 2008 I organized some of my genealogy files, continued to scan some of my old family photos and slides, took a few online genealogy classes, attended a genealogy conference,...

As wonderful as old documents and records can be for helping us put together the pieces of our family history, they can never tell us the whole story in the...

If you celebrate Christmas, do you exchange gifts on Christmas eve or Christmas morning? Have you ever wondered why we decorate with mistletoe and holly? Or why we place colored...

My 90-year-old father-in-law has been seriously ill the past two weeks; something which has been consuming mine and my husband's time, focus and energy. Serious setbacks like this always seem...

Most of you probably played it as a child. You would whisper a short sentence into someone's ear, and they would then turn and whisper it to the person seated...

Fraktur art in America combines family history with folk art in a beautiful, rich tradition - a document any genealogist would be ecstatic to find passed down in their family....

Another great resource for individuals researching their African ancestors has launched online. "Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database," the result of a two-year interactive project spearheaded by Emory University, documents...

The first record collection indexed through the World Archives community indexing project was posted online today by Ancestry.com - nearly 60,000 records from the Wisconsin Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880. This index...

Looking for a special, but inexpensive holiday gift? Check out these step-by-step instructions for creating your own heirloom ornaments from family photos. Available in different sizes and shapes, and decorated...

Looking for a special, but inexpensive holiday gift? Check out these step-by-step instructions for creating your own heirloom ornaments from family photos. Available in different sizes and shapes, and decorated...

An interesting article in today's Chicago Tribune discusses the roots of Michelle Obama and the path her family history traces back to slavery on a large rice plantation in lowcountry...

It seems as if the genealogy community has been holding its breath waiting to see if RootsMagic 4 will be out in time for the holidays. Well, there is good...

Thousands of county and local histories, church histories, registers of individuals, directories of Texas Rangers and biographical dictionaries for the states on the U.S. Gulf Coast are being digitized and...

If you use a computer in your genealogy research, then you likely have a large collection of digital files. Digital photos, downloaded census records or wills, scanned documents, emails... If...

Public interest in genetic ancestry analysis as a means of supplementing traditional genealogical research methods has grown dramatically in recent years. The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) estimates that...

Seven new indexing projects have been released to volunteer indexers at FamilySearch Indexing during the past two weeks including the Argentina 1869 census (Buenos Aires and Cordoba y San Luis),...

Every veteran looks at war differently, offering a unique perspective and memories of these important periods in world history. So for each one of you who has a veteran somewhere...

Somewhere in your house is a box or drawer full of videotapes -- aging home movies full of birthdays, dance recitals, holiday gatherings, a child's first steps and other special...

Most public and academic libraries in the United States offer a great service, often overlooked by genealogists, called Interlibrary Loan (ILL). This service allows a local library to borrow a...

What family historian wouldn't love to possess their great, great grandfather's original will or a centuries old family Bible? Such items are treasures for anyone with a love of history....