![Navigating the Genetic Tapestry: Exploring Types of DNA Tests for Genealogy](/sites/default/files/2024-06/dreamstime_m_40725073_0.jpg)
![Navigating the Genetic Tapestry: Exploring Types of DNA Tests for Genealogy](/sites/default/files/2024-06/dreamstime_m_40725073_0.jpg)
![Juneteenth and Our Ancestors](/sites/default/files/2024-06/juneteenth-7264956_1280.png)
Juneteenth and Our Ancestors
Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, the African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed.![Between the Pages – an Inside Look at Midwest Genealogy Center’s NEW Gallery Space](/sites/default/files/2024-05/Yearbook%20Gallery%20Wall%20Web%20Tile_0.jpg)
Between the Pages – an Inside Look at Midwest Genealogy Center’s NEW Gallery Space
Think back – where are your yearbooks right now? Do you remember?![Meals and Memories](/sites/default/files/2024-05/meals%20and%20memories.jpg)
Meals and Memories
I have many strong memories of India and my family that center around food.![Dare I Say, “Happy Spring?”](/sites/default/files/2024-04/dreamstime_l_241928149.jpg)
Dare I Say, “Happy Spring?”
March 19 was the first day of spring, but since then the weather has had its ups and downs like any ol’ Midwestern season.![Splitting Heirs: Researching Our Divorced Ancestors](/sites/default/files/2024-04/divorce-6905533_1280%20%28002%29.png)
Splitting Heirs: Researching Our Divorced Ancestors
When I found Polly Lutgert in the summer of 1800 in Augusta, Georgia, her marriage had fallen apart.![Searching North or South?](/sites/default/files/2024-03/irelandlandscape1200.png)
Searching North or South?
My Irish ancestors came from Northern Ireland.![To See an Elephant](/sites/default/files/2024-02/waldemar-ScV61ZExp4w-unsplash.jpg)
To See an Elephant
There is a parable that pops up in various traditions called “The Blind Men and an Elephant.”![I Call Your Name, but What Does It Mean?](/sites/default/files/2024-02/family-771720_1280.jpg)
I Call Your Name, but What Does It Mean?
Tracing the origin of your surname can teach you a lot about your ancestors, as names can tell a story about your family.![DNA Testing](/sites/default/files/2024-01/analysis-7091203_1280.jpg)
DNA Testing
In the past ten years, DNA testing has exploded in popularity.![The Keeper of the Details](/sites/default/files/2023-12/old-wall-crank-telephone-535514_1280.jpg)
The Keeper of the Details
My oldest cousin ferreted out that our grandmother’s sister, Great-Aunt Eva, knew a wealth of family history.![Many More European Holiday Traditions](/sites/default/files/2023-12/pexels-laura-james-6102032.jpg)