Modern-day DNA research is beginning to unlock longstanding mysteries regarding orphans.

Ethnicity and job occupation are but a few factors in tracing the political leanings of your ancestors.

The history of loyalists and rebels in the American Revolution and genealogy research.

Estimating the accuracy and depth of the records is just one insight genealogist's gain from population studies.

While fewer farming family can be found today than many years ago, they still remain an important concept for any genealogist to understand.

The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 was a global catastrophe that is estimated to have killed between 40 and 50 million people.

This is the first in a series of columns by Genealogy Roadshow host Josh Taylor about doing genealogical research on JSTOR.