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Join Stephanie Kramer as she portrays artist Mary Cassatt. 

A member of the Oberlin Heritage Center discusses early education in Ohio. 

Professional genealogist Judy Nimer Muhn shares how to get started with your Native American genealogy research. 

About 47 million people immigrated to the US between 1607 and 1990 and about 70% entered through the Port of New York.

Even genealogists who have a good background in court records often overlook the wealth of detail available in the records of the federal courts: the District Court, the Circuit Court, the modern Circuit Court of Appeals, and even the Supreme Cour

Manuscript collections can contain genealogical gems. Letters, diaries, photographs, histories, and many more information-packed wonders reside in repositories around the world.

Professional genealogist Mary Jamba explains through a case study how to determine which record corresponds with which man when three men in the same area share the same name.