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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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Finding Free Birth Records Search
If you’re looking for a birth record, it will depend upon whether or not the individual you’re looking for is now deceased or still living if you can find the record. Not all birth records are available to everyone. If you are looking to find the birth records of your ancestors, and they passed away…
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How Did Last Names Start?
Today we take it for granted that everyone has a last name or a surname. But this was not always the case in many countries and cultures. Last names or surnames were added to a person’s first name to distinguish them from those with the same first name and who lived in the same area.…
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What Year Was Abraham From The Bible Born?
Abraham, in the Bible, was born a long time ago; there are 42 generations between him and the birth of Christ. Abraham lived about 2000 BC or about 2,000 years before Christ came to the earth. He was born in Ur and came from a family that worshipped idols and lost their way in not…
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How Many Generations Are There Between Abraham And Jesus?
An interesting question is how many generations there are between Abraham and Jesus and why it even matters. This does matter because Matthew wrote this in the first chapter of his book- The Book of Matthew, at the very beginning of the New Testament. There are 42 generations between Abraham and Jesus. Matthew divided these…
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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…
