Left with a Jewish identity in name only, Adam Sobsey traveled to his great-grandparents' hometown in Romania to see what he ...

Interviews of older family members are an important aspect of family history research, for they are encyclopedias of unique ...

For many people, the search for family history is more than just a hobby: It's a way to connect to their past and preserve ...

Two Antiques Roadshow guests were given hope their item could be worth thousands - but the reality was more "modest." In a ...

Fewer people of Italian descent will now be able to obtain citizenship after the government narrowed its eligibility criteria ...

At the Erie County Public Library, you can sew a pillow, practice yoga or borrow a book, a hammer, a microscope or a ukulele.

Kalen Howell wants to revitalize the small city of Urbana's historically Black neighborhood and preserve the history hidden ...

amid criticism that people – often with little real connection to the European nation – were delving into their family history to try to claim a passport only to ease travel around the world.

A 'love child of the Titanic' spent her "whole life" trying to prove one thing - and now over a century on, her family know ...

For more than a decade the popular PBS program, “Finding Your Roots,” brought viewers along as celebrities dug through the ...

On a road trip through the sleepy towns and coastal waterways of the region, Tayari Jones uncovers a history more relevant ...

The interview started off with the immigrant talking about memories from a native hometown far away from the Johnstown region, sharing a personal family history and a life-changing decision to move to ...