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Reunion Tales

In their Grandparenting column, Dee and Tom Hardie reported about the Thornhill Foundation reunion at Tom's ancestral home, an antebellum cotton plantation in Talladega, Alabama....

What do estates and reunions have in common? by Peggy Rockwell Gleich

I received a call from an estate researcher, telling me he was tracking my ancestors because there was a valuable estate which probably belongs to...

Looking for Letters

Danell Spillman, Editor of Louisiana African Americans, explains that letters are not only prized family heirlooms but often the only link to information about ancestors....

The International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry

ISDSA members are proud of their enslaved ancestors; they want to remember the past not erase it; they want to celebrate their heritage not mourn...

One Family Tree

Janice Scruggs, Milledgeville, Georgia, shares her McLeod family tree displayed proudly at reunions. Eight family branches are each represented by different shaped leaves, in different...

Exploring Roots

Alex Haley planted the seed of interest in millions of people including his own son, William, for whom finding every root and branch is a...

Looking at Ancestors

Mary Thiele Fobian is planning a reunion for her Napp/Knapp family branch. Fobian asks how other families have displayed, printed, published their family trees and...

Zap the Grandma Gap

Studies show that knowledge about family history strengthens and empowers kids by creating self-esteem, resilience and a greater sense of control over their lives. Learning...

Revelations from a Family Reunion by Harold Lamar

Ever since Roots, I've wanted to trace my family history on any side. I got the chance by attending my mother's Heard Family Reunion. Her...

Get Kids Involved in Fun Family Heirloom Projects

Family reunions are the best occasions for recording family history, and with the empty days of summer looming, why not get the kids involved? Using...