Reading Our Roots

Tips on researching, historical events that inform our work, and the stories we can't stop telling.

Jan 214 min read

The Great Blizzard of '88

In March of 1888, the eastern U.S. experienced an unprecedented snow storm, resulting in the loss of millions of dollars and 400 lives.

Oct 18, 20245 min read

Be the change you want to see in the world. Establishing credibility can be so difficult for a psychic. They need to trick you into...

Oct 11, 20249 min read

We sincerely hope you're ready for a story that involves an eccentric heiress, robber barons, sorcery ( that's right, we said "sorcery"...

Oct 4, 20245 min read

For many World War II veterans, coming back home was quite an adjustment.

Sep 13, 20247 min read

If time travel existed, we'd all have a long list of exciting times and places to visit: Gladiators battling in the colosseum, France on...

Mar 28, 20244 min read

Do you know how old you are? You probably do. On account of it's 2024, and you've been putting your age and date of birth on documents...

Feb 15, 20245 min read

Unlike our friend Bulley John, these guys have been training up for a wooded crime scene evacuation-type scenario. There are few things...

Jan 4, 20243 min read

Whether or not you're already a regular user of FamilySearch, you may not realize the incredible volume of genealogical records they have...

Sep 29, 20233 min read

Here's an image. Look at it. Start at the top line and don't skip to the end. It's causes of death, by the way. And to save you a Google,...

Apr 5, 20234 min read

If you think for one second that this story doesn't involve someone claiming their secretly Native American great-granddaddy done got...