An American Genealogy

From Slurs to Sources: Modernizing Genealogy for LGBTQIA+ Family

Evolving social mores call for evolving tools and techniques to capture our family tree

Jul 7 • An American Genealogy

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June 2026

Protecting and archiving our 35mm negative collections

A series on how we protect the historical objects we've been entrusted with

Jun 13 • An American Genealogy

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May 2026

100 Days Men: A memorial of Eugene Place

The Leonard line, as it runs through Michael, has ancestors who fought in every conflict since Europeans arrived on this continent.

May 25 • An American Genealogy

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A Profile in Political Courage: E. A. Morse

An Ancestor Stands Against a Tyrant and Fellow Republican

May 19 • An American Genealogy

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Building a good Public Ancestry.com family tree

Let's be a part of the solution and make the Public Ancestry.com Family Tree useful again! Here's a plan to make your tree exactly what’s needed to be…

May 2 • An American Genealogy

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April 2026

In Remembrance: Leila Maude Smith

In this week’s “In Remembrance” we’re featuring Leila Maude Smith (1909-1918) who died on this date in 1918.

Apr 22 • An American Genealogy

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Keeping a critical eye on our research

Sometimes the excitement of the find blinds us to records that don't match out ancestors

Apr 21 • An American Genealogy

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In remembrance: Elizabeth Frost

This week’s In Remembrance highlights one of Antigo’s forgotten matriarch’s, Elizabeth J (Frost) Boerner, who died on this date in 1943.

Apr 13 • An American Genealogy

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Patriotic Service in the Revolutionary War

Honoring Israel Standish (1721-1802) and his stand on principles

Apr 7 • An American Genealogy

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In remembrance: Wesley and Isabella Gordon

For today’s “In Remembrance” we celebrate the marriage on 5 Apr 1866 of Wesley and Isabella (Odom) Gordon, Michael’s 4x GGP on his mother’s side of the…

Apr 5 • An American Genealogy

March 2026

Finding the Yeomans

2+ years of research on one of our stubborn bricks walls fell with the discovery of a single record

Mar 31 • An American Genealogy

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Food and Family History

Emily's Casserole and Culinary Genealogy

Mar 27 • An American Genealogy

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