It's that time of year again... ...time for the 3rd annual Academy of Genealogy and Family History iGene Awards at Jasia's Carnival of Genealogy! As the author of 100 Years in America I have chosen some of my favorites from the blog articles...

This vintage postcard of Staten Island's St. Sylvester Catholic Church is housed in the New York Public Library's Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy ...

Crossing A poetic remembrance, 1909  by Lisa A young, new mother and her little son. A village farm. A loving family. A husband in a distant unknown land. Her task: to leave and cross the massive sea. Sad looks and words and tears...

I've asked myself this question every now and then over the many years that I've been interested in family history. The fact is, there has never been a time when I was not fascinated by the stories and names and places that have played a role in my...

"Who can sleep on the night that God became man?" - Edith Stein (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) I have often asked the same question since I can't seem to rest for long on Christmas Eve. It may have started when, as a child, I spent hours...