Category: Ancestry & Heritage Travel

  • Why Is Family History Important? 11 Reasons Why

    Why Is Family History Important? 11 Reasons Why

    Family history is more than just dates and names, but it is also about the lives and stories of your ancestors who have gone before you. Family history is important because it can help us connect to our living and dead family. It gives us a core identity of who we are. Family histories can…

  • Are Your Uncles and Cousins Ancestors?  Who Are Our Ancestors?

    Are Your Uncles and Cousins Ancestors? Who Are Our Ancestors?

    I was fortunate to grow up in a home where we would sit around the dining room, and my mother would tell us stories about our ancestors. My mother was into genealogy and always learned new stories about our ancestors. One question that came up was, who are our ancestors? Uncles and cousins are considered…

  • When Is The Best Time To Visit Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia?

    When Is The Best Time To Visit Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia?

    With my work at Mondoro, we have worked with Colonial Williamsburg for some of their home decor licensee programs. I have always found Colonial Williamsburg a wonderful place to visit and learn more about America and colonial Virginia’s history. Autumn and spring are beautiful times to visit Colonial Williamsburg. October is an excellent month to…

  • What is Heritage Travel? Planning Your Heritage Travel Trip

    What is Heritage Travel? Planning Your Heritage Travel Trip

    Many people who love to travel want to travel with some meaning to their travel. Heritage travel is a great way to add meaning to your travel. Heritage travel is about immersing yourself in another culture, time, or place. It is about reconnecting to your past, present, and future. The correct way to travel with…

  • 100 Plus Interview Questions to Ask Relatives – Family History Research

    100 Plus Interview Questions to Ask Relatives – Family History Research

    When starting to do your family history research, one of the first places you should start to look is to get information from the oldest living relative you know. This could be a grandparent or even a great-grandparent. One of the best ways to obtain information from your relatives and get to know them is…

  • Do Brothers And Sisters Have The Exact Same DNA?

    Do Brothers And Sisters Have The Exact Same DNA?

    I have five sisters, and we all have different results when we take genealogy DNA tests. When tracing your roots through a DNA genealogy test, biological siblings may find that they have much less DNA in common than they thought. On average, brothers and sisters only share about 50% of the same DNA. When the…