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  • Black History Month Is for Everyone January 28, 2020
    February provides an opportunity to celebrate Black History Month and reflect on the life-changing contributions that those of African descent have made to the world. Interestingly, the history of Black History Month itself provides a window into why it is so important to know, remember, and celebrate black history.   Who Started Black History Month?... […]
    Paula Whatley Matabane
  • New Records on FamilySearch from January 2020 January 28, 2020
    FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in January of 2020 with over 24.4 million new indexed family history records from all over the world. New historical records were added from American Samoa, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica,... […]
    Laurie Bradshaw
  • What Does Your Name Mean? Discover the Origin of Your Name January 25, 2020
    What does my name mean? How common is my name? If you’ve ever found yourself asking these questions, then you are in luck. Using FamilySearch’s All about Me experience, you can learn everything you ever wanted to know about your name. What Will This Experience Show Me? Our names are our lifelong companions—inked onto our... […]
    Jessica Grimaud
  • Visiting an Ancestral Home: A Life-Changing Experience January 24, 2020
    An ancestral home is a house, village, or region where your family lived in the past. Visiting an ancestral home—walking where your ancestors walked, putting their experience in context—can be a life-changing way to connect with your past. Discover Your Ancestral Home with Your Surname Travel to Your Ancestral Home Recently, I took my first... […]
    Sunny Morton
  • All about Black History Month January 18, 2020
    Since 1976, every United States president has observed Black History Month each February. This time is dedicated to celebrating African American heritage and the achievements of people of African descent.  Starting as a week-long celebration in the 1920s, Negro History Week and Black History Month have inspired numerous events and communities over the last century.... […]
    Thom Reed
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