Category: Genealogy Success Stories

Introduction Clara Johnson, a university professor in cultural studies, had always been intrigued by her family’s complex, multinational background. With ancestors rumored to have lived […]

Introduction James Carter, a history teacher from Virginia, had always taken pride in his American heritage. He grew up listening to family stories about his […]

Introduction Marco Rossi, a graphic designer based in San Francisco, grew up hearing fascinating stories about his Italian heritage from his maternal grandparents. Although fully […]

Introduction Emily, a passionate high school history teacher, had always been fascinated by the fragmented stories of Native American ancestry in her family. Despite the […]

Introduction Fiona Campbell, a librarian from Portland, Oregon, grew up listening to her grandfather’s tales about their ancestral clan in the Scottish Highlands. According to […]

Introduction When wealthy businessman Gregory Stanton passed away without a will, his vast estate was left in limbo. With no known relatives and a fortune […]

Introduction When retired librarian Helen Matthews received a letter from a probate researcher claiming that she might be the heir to a distant relative’s estate […]

Introduction Siobhan Kelly, a Boston-based journalist with a keen interest in her heritage, grew up listening to her grandfather’s stories about their ancestral Irish village, […]

Introduction Anna Richardson, a high school art teacher in Boston, never imagined that her casual interest in genealogy would lead her to become the heir […]

Introduction Elena Petrov, a software developer in Chicago, knew little about her family’s history beyond their arrival in the United States during the late 1980s. […]