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1 min read 2021-09-10 04:00:00

Celebrating Constitution Day Together

Constitution Day is one of the most significant holidays in the United States of America, and yet it goes uncelebrated by many Americans each year.

1 min read 2021-09-08 06:32:35

The year 2021 marks 20 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States of America that shook the world. These attacks, which

1 min read 2021-09-04 03:00:00

FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in August of 2021 with over 44 million new indexed family history records from all over the world. New

1 min read 2021-09-03 06:00:00

Have you ever wanted to learn more about Jewish holidays? Maybe you have a friend or colleague who is Jewish, or you’ve recently learned you have

1 min read 2021-09-01 04:00:00

There’s nothing as genuine as the smile of a grandparent holding a newborn grandbaby. From that moment, a lifelong bond is formed. There are many

1 min read 2021-08-28 06:00:00

The flowing, beautiful nature of the Arabic alphabet makes it the perfect language for calligraphy, or artistic handwriting. This gorgeous art has

1 min read 2021-08-26 04:00:00

Labor Day is different than other holidays around the world. It isn’t associated with a religious observance in the way that Christmas, Passover,

1 min read 2021-08-21 04:00:00

The art of the Middle East carries with it thousands of years of human history and is as varied as the many artists who create it. Many Middle

1 min read 2021-08-20 05:00:00

For hundreds of years, the Ottoman Empire reigned over parts of modern-day Europe, Asia, and Africa. Well into the 1900s, the empire kept records

1 min read 2021-08-04 06:00:00

If you have ancestors who came from the Middle East and are wondering how to find more information about them, FamilySearch is here to help you fill

1 min read 2021-08-03 04:00:00

FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in July of 2021 with over 9 million new indexed family history records from all over the world. New

1 min read 2021-07-30 16:00:00

While Derek Dobson served a proselyting mission in Hong Kong from 1985 to 1986, he posed for a photo on a hillside overlooking the border between

1 min read 2021-07-20 04:00:00

There is a certain charm to vintage or old-fashioned names. They breathe a sense of ancestral strength and tradition into today’s modern world.

1 min read 2021-07-14 01:00:00

Friendships and family relationships are greatly strengthened by celebrating holidays together. This is especially true of Bastille Day, the

1 min read 2021-07-10 04:00:00

Christine Chiang didn’t grow up knowing her extended family. Her parents, who were each single children, left all family records behind when they