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Yesteryear: How Did They Do That?

We are here today because our ancestors were able to survive through physical and financial hardships, the likes of which most of us alive today have ever had to experience. Many of our kinfolk sacrificed everything they owned and risked their lives and their honor to help build a nation that would ensure freedom and liberty and a chance to succeed for their decendants. Telephones, indoor plumbing, electrical appliances and heat, air-conditioned shopping malls, automobiles and airplanes are just a few of the things we take for granted today that were unheard of in yesteryear. If you were forced to survive like your ancestors did, could you do it? How did they do all that they did? Click here to learn how to survive like your ancestors did! >> Read More

History of New York

The state of New York has accumulated a vastly interesting and influential history. Major trends in American history can be traced through the events that took place in New York, especially in terms of cultural and ethnic history. Beginning with the Native American cultures that once thrived in the state, and progressing through the Dutch, British, and American eras, New York has remained one of the most interesting case studies of immigration and settlement. America's cosmopolitan society of today is a legacy of the rich political and cultural history of New York. >> Read More

Looking for Immigrant Ancestors?

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Updated annually, this database is an index to passengers who arrived in United States and Canadian ports from the 1500s through the 1900s. It contains listings of approximately 4,588,000 individuals and references thousands of different records compiled from everything from original passenger lists to personal diaries. For each individual listed, you may find the following information: name, age, year and place of arrival, and the source of the record. (Ancestry.com)

DNA & Genealogy

To understand your own health and well being you must understand the health of your ancestors. But who were your ancestors? How did they live? What legacy have they left for future generations? Are there long lost cousins out there who could provide you with missing pieces to your family's health-puzzle? >> Read More

Genealogy Resources

Where to start?

  Your parents are aging, your
  children are starting families of
  thier own and you suddenly
  realize you don't know much
  about your family history. Here
  we have compiled thousands
  of resources for researching
  your family history categorized
  by country, state & county.
  Click here to start your journey

History

Creative Family Trees

Family Tree Pillow

You've spent years researching
your family history and then you
print out copies for your family
only to witness them stow it away without even reading it. Well now you can create an heirloom that will surely be cherished and passed down to future generations.
Make a creative family tree >>

Read Historical Reviews

  To truly understand the lives of
  our ancestors, we must under-
  stand the times in which they
  lived. Catalytic events through-
  out history often times dictated
  migration patterns and routes.
  These historical reviews take a
look at the events that moved
  people throughout history.
  Click here to read more >>