Figuring out the day of the week that something happened can be important in genealogy. Here are a couple approaches.

One of the early things my father told me when I asked him about his family was that my great-grandmother, Pauline Volkmann, had left her hu

1843 letter in old German handwriting from my 3x great grandfather, to his son telling him to hurry from the army before his mother dies.

I remember being flummoxed by my mom's handwriting. What could it possibly mean? How glad I am that I learned cursive and can now read h

Post your family handwritten letters to celebrate National Handwriting Day.

Finding Herbert Harschnek - a little saga of 99 years parted: Starting with Alois Harschnek whom we mentioned in our last post.

People's surnames often provide clues into their way back family history. Learn what Von and Van mean for the Dutch and Germans.

One of the fun things about digging through old family papers is discovering the whimsical pieces that someone has tucked away. Here's

Turns out that these cards were often the early 20th century equivalent of a photo booth at an amusement park.

One says he's German. The other says he's Danish. They're twins. It actually makes sense, but there's history to understand.

A family postcard goes from gibberish to treasure with translation - the magic of family genealogical translation!