Discovering your immigrant ancestor's origin can be exactly what you need to break through your genealogical brick walls! It can be deeply satisfying to discover where your international roots lie and trace your immigrant ancestor's origin. We've helped many clients do this, and offer the following tips to help you trace your own lineage. Getting Started Often family stories will provide clues about where your ancestors came from “way back when.” With or without that as a start, there are … [Read more...]
Does Our Family Have a Coat of Arms?
Are you curious if your family has a coat of arms that you may be entitled to use? A coat of arms can be a neat thing to display on a wall or at a family reunion, and many people wonder if their family has one. Although selling coats of arms by surname has become a popular business, coats of arms in most countries were originally granted to individuals and were not inherited exactly as they were granted. They could be transmitted from father to son (and also to wives and daughters in some … [Read more...]