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Learn how newspapers, photographs, and community histories can help preserve treasured holiday traditions and reveal the stories behind summer celebrations that united generations.
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Learn how newspapers, photographs, and community histories can help preserve treasured holiday traditions and reveal the stories behind summer celebrations that united generations.

Fathers, grandfathers, uncles, stepfathers, and mentors all shape family history in ways that go beyond surnames and records. This article explores how to uncover the lives of father figures through genealogical research and lived memory.

Celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month by exploring your family’s migration story through genealogy. Discover how to trace immigrant ancestors using passenger lists, naturalization records, church archives, and historical context. Learn how storytelling and DNA testing can bring your family’s journey to life. Includes a personal account of one family’s brave migration during WWII and a forthcoming book inspired by their transatlantic journey to safety. A heartfelt guide to honouring the legacy of those who crossed oceans to build new lives.

School records such as report cards, yearbooks, and enrollment files can provide unexpected breakthroughs in family history research. This article explores how educational records help genealogists place ancestors in time and location, reveal relatio
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