Genealogy: The Sitcom?
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HBO launches a new show that may or may not be about genealogy. But the first episode will seem awfully familiar to genealogists. Continue reading
Author Archives: Tammy Hepps
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The Holiday of Storytelling
Passover teaches us how to raise our children to know and love their unique family background, whatever it may be. Continue reading
Jobs My Family Has Performed in New York City
I am only the latest member of my family to work in NYC, but my job brings our family story full circle. Continue reading
Personal History is Family History: A Mother’s Perspective
My sister, the mother of two young girls, writes about what family history means to her and what she wants to pass on to her girls. Continue reading
One of the Six Million
In commemoration of International Holocaust Memorial Day, we consider the life of a victim who left surprising traces on the historical record. Continue reading
Other People’s Sorrow
As genealogists how do we properly acknowledge other families’ painful history when that history is the key to solving our mysteries? Continue reading
Would You Abandon This Woman in Liverpool?
An odd ship manifest uncovers a painful chapter in my family’s history. Continue reading
Witches in the Family
Robert and his husband share 10 ancestors condemned for practicing witchcraft, 3 more who confessed, and 24 more who were accused. Continue reading
These People Can Trace Themselves to Adam
These friends’ family trees go all the way back to Creation. Here’s how. Continue reading
My Twenty-First Anniversary in Genealogy
In October 1991 a book arrived on my doorstep that started me on my genealogical journey — appropriate, since October is Family History Month! Continue reading