Dreams About Ancestors

Ora Smith | February 28, 2025

Have you had dreams related to your ancestors? I have. They were unusual enough to know they were important. The most important ones were repeated throughout the night until I had them memorized. I believe dreams can be a valid…..

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Understanding Ancestors Who Did Bad Things

Ora Smith | January 27, 2025

I grew up in California and still remember sitting in 5th grade class learning about the Civil War. I can’t recall all that was taught, but it was the first time I remember learning about slavery. I was appalled with…..

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How to Organize Family Records On Computer

How to Organize Your Family Records on Your Computer

Ora Smith | January 26, 2025

Keeping organized records will be a great benefit as you research your ancestors. I use family history software for my family tree records. For my old photographs and documents, I scan and keep them in media files within folders labeled…..

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Were Your Ancestors Immigrants?

Ora Smith | September 29, 2022

In the 1930s, Marcus Lee Hansen conducted research on the history of immigration to the United States. He was posthumously awarded the 1941 Pulitzer Prize for History for The Atlantic Migration, 1607–1860: A History of the Continuing Settlement of the…..

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