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Dive into our collection of blog pieces focusing on unearthing family history, bridging generations, and embarking on family history research.
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Who Came First, Noah, Adam, Or Abraham?
If you are reading the Bible, it can be confusing to precisely the order of the prophets. Some of the more popular prophets are Noah, Abraham, and Adam. Adam came to the earth first and is considered the first man to live on the planet. Noah is also related to Adam, but ten generations separate…
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Traveling China In 1917 – A Woman Traveling Alone (Ruth Hummel)
Ruth Bookwalter Hummel lived in China with her husband Arthur Hummel in 1917; in this letter to her sister, she describes a journey she took to travel from the remote area of Fenyang, Shanxi, China, to Beijing. In 1917 this journey took about a week as she traveled over some very rough roads; today, the…
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Who Has The Oldest Family Tree?
When people are doing their genealogy, a question that can come up is who in the world has the longest and oldest family tree, and what does an ancient and long family tree looks like. The Chinese philosopher, teacher, and politician Confucius have the longest and oldest family tree in the world. The family of…
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5 Ways To Find A Lost Or Missing Relative Online
When doing your family research, you may think you know of a family you believe you are related to, but you do not know much about them. Luckily there are things you can do to find out more about your long-lost family. If you are looking for a lost and missing relative online, one of…
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The Old Silk Road – China’s Old Silk Road History
This article deals with the long Overland route from north-east China to Chinese Turkestan (now Xinjiang) to Persia and Asia Minor. It was the route by which Chinese pilgrims made their way to India in search of Indian philosophy and wisdom. Marco Polo traveled it about A.D. 1272 when he set out to the court…
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How Accurate Is Ancestry.com Family Tree Hints?
When many people are working on their genealogy, they wonder how accurate many of the ancestry.com family tree hints are. They wonder if they should trust them or if they should ignore them. I have found many of the ancestry hints to be accurate, but like any good research, you need to verify any of…
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Why Did Matthew Start His Gospel With The Ancestors Of Jesus?
When you read the New Testament, many people are surprised to learn that the very beginning of the New Testament in the Gospel of Matthew, the very first 17 verses talk about the genealogy of Jesus. It goes through all the ancestors of Jesus from the beginning of time until he was born. Matthew started…
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Beginners Swedish Genealogy, Find Your Relatives In Sweden
My mother, Anne-Marie Hellqvist Hummel, has been doing Swedish genealogy research for 50 years. She is an expert in understanding Swedish Genealogy. I wrote this blog while talking to my mothers and getting her input on what she saw as the most important aspects of Swedish genealogy. These are her suggestions for what a beginner…
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Valuable Lessons We Can Learn From Our Ancestors
One of the great blessings of genealogy is that we can learn many valuable lessons from our ancestors. When I genealogy, I have been amazed at how much I have learned from my ancestors that I never knew. Some of the valuable lessons that we can learn from our ancestors include perseverance, love, and sacrifice.…