Author: Anita Hummel
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How The Dog and Cat Came To be Enemies – Gleanings From Chinese Folklore
How The Dog and Cat Became enemies is very interesting Chinese folklore. The folklore is said to be one of the favorite stories that grandparents love to tell their grandchildren. How The Dog and Cat Came To be Enemies – Gleanings From Chinese Folklore by Nellie N Russell. This original book of Gleanings From Chinese…
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What Is The Difference Between An Ancestor And A Forefather?
When researching your family history, it can be unclear to know the difference between your ancestors and forefathers. These two words are used a lot interchangeably. An ancestor is someone you are remotely related to as a great grandparent; your parents or grandparents are not your ancestors, but they are your relatives. An ancestor can…
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Gleanings From Chinese Folklore – A Daughter Of The Present
It is not uncommon for people to assume that a son is always more valuable than a daughter in China. But yet many daughters throughout China’s history have shown great courage and, in many cases, even saved their families from destruction. A Daughter of the Present is a true folklore story from the book Gleanings…
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Why Are People Interested In Genealogy? 7 Reasons Why
Genealogy is not only fascinating but also exciting. The reasons why people are interested in genealogy are as varied as the people who are fascinated by family history research. People are interested in genealogy because it helps them to discover their roots. Genealogy teaches us a lot about history and where we are from; it…
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Any Good Alternatives To Ancestry.com?
When many people start to do their family history research or genealogy, they ask themselves, is there an alternative to the Ancestry.com program? In other words, is there another genealogy program to use to get started on doing genealogy and family history research? The best alternative to Ancestry.com is FamilySearch. We like the FamilySearch program…
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Why Are There So Many German Illegitimate Children (1700 and 1800s)?
I was doing some genealogy research and was quite surprised to find that a great German grandfather and grandmother had eight children but their first child was born before they were married and the second right after. I know this family was also strongly religious. When doing your German genealogy research, it can be quite…