Have you been in the Topeka Room?  If you have not been in there, you are in for a treat.  It is a room filled with antique pieces, artwork, and an ever-growing collection of books and media by and about Topeka authors and Kansas authors.  Also, the collection features Topeka history, Kansas...

All these "tion" words... wow!  Confused?  Here's an attempt to clear things up a bit, for the benefit of those of us who are just beginning to learn and pursue Genealogy.

Emigration refers to the act of an individual or group departing their country of origin, in order to settle elsewhere. ...

We hear this expression all the time... "Location, location, location!"  Where did it come from ?  Who initiated it?  I wish I knew.  But, I digress...

When doing genealogical research, location is, indeed, critical.  A gazetteer is a very useful resource in the pursuit of one's ancestry.  A...

10 standouts in 10 areas (plus one!) add up to the 10th edition of Family Tree Magazine's 101 Best Web Sites, a well organized and annotated list of recommended web sites for genealogists.

My only complaint is that while they list the pricey subscription cost for Ancestry.com and complain about...

As I've continued to research the subject of peerage, I've found it's an area that is WAY too big to condense into a single blog post.  So, I will relay a brief definition, and will also provide links to related items in our collection, as well as providing links to a couple of websites.

So,...