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For National Pepper Pot Day: Stories and Recipes

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 28, 2018

In this article – to celebrate tomorrow being National Pepper Pot Day – Gena Philibert-Ortega provides stories and recipes about this famous soup... (Read More)

Photo: cannoli served at the Feast of the Seven Fishes, Italy. Credit: GW Fins; Wikimedia Commons.

Common Italian Holiday Traditions

By Sarah Stevens on December 21, 2018

Where do your family’s traditions come from? Find out if these common Italian holiday traditions can be traced back to your ancestors! .. (Read More)

Illustration: a library book cart filled with books

Back in My Day: Old Genealogy Techniques You Should Be Using Today

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 20, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives some genealogy advice based on her 20+ years of family history research... (Read More)

Illustration: portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis, c. 1785. Credit: National Portrait Gallery.

On This Day: The Birth of Benjamin Franklin’s ‘Poor Richard’s Almanack’

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 19, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about one of Benjamin Franklin’s greatest creations: “Poor Richard’s Almanack.”.. (Read More)

Photo: Christmas star, Germany. Credit: Kora27; Wikimedia Commons.

Common German Holiday Traditions

By GenealogyBank on December 17, 2018

Does your family take part in any German holiday traditions? Find out if these traditions can be traced back to your ancestors! .. (Read More)

Photo: a homemade "Bûche de Noël" (yule log); this one is chocolate-filled with raspberry jam. Credit: Jebulon; Wikimedia Commons.

Yule Log Cakes: A Christmas Tradition

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 14, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers for recipes for a special Christmas treat: Yule Log cakes... (Read More)

Painting: “The Christmas Tree” by Albert Chevallier Tayler, 1911. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Interviewing Family Members for the Holidays

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 12, 2018

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for asking family history questions of relatives gathered for the holidays... (Read More)

Photo: Christmas pudding. Credit: Pinterest

Common Irish Holiday Traditions

By Sarah Stevens on December 11, 2018

Does your family take part in any Irish holiday traditions? Find out if these common traditions can be traced back to your ancestors!.. (Read More)

Illustration: "Charge of the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill" by Frederic Remington. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day: Treaty of Paris Ended America’s ‘Splendid Little War’

By Tony Pettinato on December 10, 2018

An article about the signing of the Treaty of Paris on 10 December 1898, which officially ended the Spanish-American War... (Read More)

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