You'll never catch them putting the cart before the horse at Oak Run Farms. ...more

August 24, 2009

The Irish Connection has formed in Sun City Center for people with an interest in Ireland. ...more

April 1, 2009

Local fossil hunters will provide a glimpse into Florida's past with a two-day display of the creatures that roamed the state 14,000 years ago. ...more

February 18, 2009

Longtime Wimauma residents and ancestors and descendants of pioneer families are will gather for a reunion later this month at the Church of God. ...more

February 13, 2009

President Barack Obama succeeded George W. Bush Tuesday in a moving inaugural ceremony befitting the greatest nation on Earth. The two men, flanked by security, walked shoulder-to-shoulder into the Capitol and, just over an hour later, out again in the peaceful exchange of power so taken for granted here but envied by much of the world. ...more

January 21, 2009

In a major advance in genealogical research, African-Americans will be able to trace the routes of slave ships that transported 12.5 million of their ancestors from Africa as early as the 16th century. The free Internet database gives African-Americans the opportunity for the first time to explore their African heritage the way whites have long been able to chart their migration. ...more

January 7, 2009

Genealogy is all about names. We find most records through surnames, and then narrow the search with given names. But too many of us search only for the perfect match. Close counts not only in horseshoes but also in heritage hunting. ...more

January 4, 2009

Are you getting the most out of your genealogy software? Here are a few ways you can get even more bang for your buck. ...more

December 28, 2008

How many of you genealogists will admit that you have unproven, undocumented ancestors sitting in your family tree? ...more

December 21, 2008

Marine archaeologists found the remains of a slave ship wrecked off the Turks and Caicos Islands in 1841, an accident that set free the ancestors of many current residents. ...more

November 26, 2008