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Thanksgiving and the Mayflower
Knowledge can be enjoyably empowering, and for the last few years Thanksgiving has meant so much more to me. For most of my life I had no idea that I had any type of connection to the first Thanksgivi… more →
Your Future, Your Past
Thanksgiving and the Mayflower
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familyforest wrote 2 weeks ago: Knowledge can be enjoyably empowering, and for the last few years Thanksgiving has meant so much mor … more →
National Treasure Hunt Begins in Texas
familyforest wrote 2 weeks ago: The new Family Forest® National Treasure Edition comes with a new beginning. It’s visual. Instead of … more →
Veterans Day Ancestors-at-a-glance™
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familyforest wrote 4 weeks ago: Here are some links to new Ancestors-at-a-glance™ charts for Veterans Day 2009. A few were warriors, … more →
Lost Mad Men
familyforest wrote 1 month ago: What do the two hit TV series Lost and Mad Men have in common? One answer is Dwayne Shattuck. The o … more →
Julie and Julia
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familyforest wrote 1 month ago: From the trailer I’ve seen, Julie and Julia looks like a fun movie. To add to the enjoyment, the Fa … more →
“And that’s the way it is.”
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familyforest wrote 1 month ago: Some of the voices and faces of those celebrities who have brought us over a century of impactful ne … more →
Amelia Earhart
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familyforest wrote 1 month ago: A new motion picture about America’s most beloved female aviator, Amelia, will be premiering at thea … more →
Introducing Ancestors-at-a-glance™
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familyforest wrote 1 month ago: One of the most exciting features of the new Family Forest® National Treasure Edition is the ability … more →
Rand McNally of Ancestral History
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familyforest wrote 3 months ago: I rediscovered a great quote while thumbing through one of my very many stacks of research materials … more →
Anniversary Celebration
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familyforest wrote 4 months ago: A curious thing happened to me a year ago, and I’m still wondering about it. Between drifting into … more →
Family Forest® Was First, Again
familyforest wrote 6 months ago: While history has taught us not to be surprised when we see Ancestry using stories we reported on fi … more →
Congratulations Alec Baldwin
familyforest wrote 7 months ago: Kristine and I were very pleased to see that Alec Baldwin was selected as a host at Turner Classic M … more →
Big Picture Story from the Big Island
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familyforest wrote 8 months ago: A new story just appeared, and we’re pleased that it doesn’t misleadingly try to squeeze our excitin … more →
Your Ancestors Knew St. Patrick
familyforest wrote 8 months ago: Happy St. Patrick’s Day A wordle for St. Patricks Day inspired by a story from the Family Forest® P … more →
Happy Birthday Darwin and Lincoln
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familyforest wrote 9 months ago: Watching PBS last night with my family, I learned that Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were both … more →
President Lincoln and President Obama share ancestors
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familyforest wrote 10 months ago: Leading up to the Presidential Inauguration on Tuesday, there has been plenty of talk about similari … more →
Bill Gates’ Misstatement
familyforest wrote 11 months ago: Bill Gates probably didn’t mean it exactly the way it sounded, but he did say on The Charlie Rose Sh … more →
All Paths Lead To Rome
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familyforest wrote 1 year ago: Google recently announced an exciting new acquisition that is extremely interesting to us. It is a p … more →
Ancestral Home of the next American President Discovered
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familyforest wrote 1 year ago: Even before the election results are declared on Tuesday, a 450-year old manor home belonging to the … more →
