Read More A Wee Bit of Scotland When looking for your Scottish ancestors in America, a wee bit of history is important.
Read More What’s Cooking? I love to hear and read about the foods that my relatives and ancestors ate.
Read More Where Will Your Family History Go? Have you considered where your family history is going to end up when you pass away?
Read More Irish Church Records When researching Irish ancestors, church records are a valuable resource.
Read More The California Trail: There’s Gold in Them Hills! Boom town, claim jumping, fool’s gold, forty-niners, gold fever—this is the language of the California G
Read More Rediscover the Aroma of Traditional Recipes Food not only brings us comfort and pleasure, but also memories.
Read More Did You Check the International Phone Books? Perhaps you have walked through the doors of the Midwest Genealogy Center many times,
Read More Picking the Brains of My Aunts For many years, my mother’s four sisters lived in Des Moines, Iowa, their hometown.