Learn from Ken Burns How to Wake the Dead
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Ken Burns’ mission is to bring historical figures to life in his documentaries — not so different from how we genealogists uncover and preserve our ancestors’ lives. Continue reading
Author Archives: Tammy Hepps
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Finally Someone on Finding Your Roots Has a Native American Ancestor
The ancestors of the Hispanic Americans on Sunday’s Finding Your Roots came here earlier and were more obsessed with whiteness than most Caucasians’ forebears. Continue reading
Paula Deen’s Ancestors Owned Slaves
This past Friday’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? traced Paula Deen’s deep roots in Georgia, resulting in a revelation that shocked only her. Continue reading
Contextualizing Family History through Old Maps
PhillyGeoHistory Maps Viewer, which overlays historic maps over Google Maps, is a great example for how small details can enrich your family history. Continue reading
Free Negroes Bought Their Families
On Sunday’s episode of Finding Your Roots, three African Americans learned they had free ancestors. What they had to do to remain free will surprise you. Continue reading
Genealogy’s Chicken Little Moment
Who Do You Think You Are was canceled yesterday, and Ancestry’s stock plummeted today. But why the panic? Continue reading
Henry Louis Gates on Genealogy as History
“All historians generalize from particulars,” says Henry Louis Gates. What does this mean for our own family trees? Continue reading