Liberté, Égalité, Généalogie: Your Passport to the Past For those of us drawn to genealogy, every date on the calendar is a potential doorway to the past. Few holidays open that door as widely—and as vibrantly—as Bastille Day, France’s national holiday celebrated each year on July 14. Known in France as La Fête Nationale, it commemorates a moment of profound transformation in France’s identity as a country. The revolution that followed brought with it new ideals of liberty and national identity … [Read more...]