When my DNA test showed I was 94 percent Irish a few years ago, I wasn't surprised. I'd heard countless stories about my heritage for years and knew my mother's family had arrived as part of a large wave of immigrants in the early 1880s. At the same time, some on my father's side had emigrated from Ireland during the Great Famine more than thirty years before that. Still, others came after the turn of the last century. While my family's past was fascinating, I was much more interested in the … [Read more...]
House History: Telling the Story of Your Home
Learning about old houses is one of the best ways to connect with our past and bring people together when they learn of their shared heritage. With more than 30 years of experience researching family and house histories, Legacy Tree Genealogists' Meghan Jordan provides tips and resources to research the unique history of your house. I’ve had a fascination with houses since I was a kid. There was nothing better than driving around with my mother going to open houses on a Sunday afternoon. … [Read more...]