How in finding the man, I discovered my Galician roots.
A surprising artifact discovered after a parent's death leads to a series of discoveries and an ongoing interest in genealogy.
How I left a country that no longer exists and learned to love sunny weather
When Megan comes home with a question about her family history, little did she know that she would never get a complete answer.
Hunting for James Englehart's parents
Part 1: Joseph Fagan's journey from Minsk to New York City
This is an experience I had while in the Coast Guard stationed in San Pedro, California, in 1951.
Home from the war, Stan Ruby is a graduate student at Columbia. His bride, Helga Ringel, is a smart, pretty war refugee from Berlin.
Stan's innovations in Mossbauer spectroscopy.
Stan maintained correspondence with his closest high school and Army buddies, several of whom went on to prominent careers.
Almost all logistical processes were done on paper until transportation management systems (TMSs) were introduced.