Featured Family Stories

Anne of Kiev, Queen of France

1051

Anne of Kiev, Queen of France, was a captivating woman, according to historical sources. She reigned almost 1,000 years ago. Yet her memory has come alive in the 21st century...

King Duncan I of Scotland & Macbeth

Scotland,

1040

We have a long-ago ancient ancestor, King Duncan I of Scotland, a relatively obscure and ineffectual king who reigned a millennium ago from 1032-1040. He was killed at the Battle...

Hannah Schauer Sypes – A Loyalist Icon

Canada,

1779

Hannah Schauer (1737-1797) was born in the Hudson Valley of New York in 1737 to our Palatine German ancestors, Johann Adam Schauer and Maria Fritz. At age 18, she married...

Mullins Family Stories

Stories and biographies of our Mullins family lineage from the 600s through 1900s.

Bonner Family Stories

Stories and biographies of our Bonner family lineage from the 400s through 1900s.

Genealogical Societies

Proofs of Lineage

Our United Empire Loyalist Ancestors

United Empire Loyalists’ Association Of Canada

SAR Qualifying Ancestors

Sons And Daughters Of The American Revolution

Our Ancestors in the Colonial Clergy

Society Of The Descendants Of The Colonial Clergy

Colonial American Ancestors

Society Of Colonial Wars

Huguenot Ancestors

National Huguenot Society

Jamestowne Ancestors

Jamestowne Society

Genealogy Essays

Limitations of y-DNA Testing

y-DNA testing is very accurate – but the story gets complicated in some families. Read about some unusual exceptions and pitfalls in using y-DNA to determine family lineages.

Why y-DNA?

Why is y-DNA uniquely important and valuable in establishing our ancestry? This essay explores the use of y-DNA in genealogy.

Is Everyone with European Ancestry Descended from Charlemagne?

If you have any European ancestry, it is a near mathematical certainty that you are descended from Charlemagne. In fact, he probably appears in your family tree thousands of times. Hard to believe? Learn why in this essay.

Cultural Ancestors and Genetic Ancestors

How genetically related are we to our distant ancestors? The answer is, very little, but they do pass on a rich cultural heritage to us. This essay explores the complex question of genetic v. cultural inheritance.