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When I think about challenging family history problems – those knotty “brick walls” that have defied our attempts to solve them for months or perhaps years – I think about two basic divisions of genea
Were the seeds of Civil War already written into the American Constitution?
Britain’s newspaper industry started in the 17th century. The first official British newspaper made its debut in 1622 when the Weekly News launched in London. The London Gazette was published from 166
T hink of Florida and you’ll likely conjure up images of Miami Vice, David Beckham’s football club or theme parks like Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. But drive an hour south along US Route 1
August 1998. After a night in the neon hell of Las Vegas I had driven across an iconic desert landscape, arriving late at the tour departure point in the heavenly setting of Monument Valley. The last
As anyone who reads these pages knows, history has become political – especially discussions about our imperial past. So The Truth About Empire (Hurst), a collection of essays edited by Alan Lester, i