The mixed-race Melungeon people from Appalachia can be tough for descendants to trace. Learn some origin theories and tips for starting your research.
Hashima Island (??; meaning "Border Island"), commonly called Gunkanjima (???; meaning "Battleship Island").The island was populated from 1...
Until 1970, they were unaware of the existence of any people on Earth besides themselves. Hard to believe with such extensive views from their 140 foot high tree dwellings, but when you’re living in one of the least explored jungles in the world, these things can happen. The indigenous Korowai tribe have been building their…
Located near the town of Kleven, this luscious green train tunnel is a popular spot for lovers' promises.
Heligan, das mehr als 400 Jahre lang Wohnsitz der Familie Tremayne war, ist einer der geheimnisvollsten Landsitze Englands. Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts erlebten die 400 ha Land ihre Blütezeit, aber nur wenige Jahre später versetzten Brombeergestrüpp und rankender Efeu Heligan in den Dornröschenschlaf.
From leggy palms that "walk" through the rainforest to African teaks that "bleed" bloodlike sap, here are eight trees guaranteed to creep you out.
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Women were just as important to a household and community hundreds of years ago as they are today but, thanks to laws and social ideas that limited women's roles and rights, their contributions and names are often lost to history. To uncover your female ancestors' lives, you're going to have to work harder, dig deeper and be more creative. Women were just as important to a household and community hundreds of years ago as they are today but, thanks to laws and social ideas that limited women's roles and rights, their contributions and names are often lost to history. To uncover your female ancestors' lives, you're going to have to work harder, dig deeper and be more creative.
There are places out there in the world which human beings abandoned long ago, leaving nature to reclaim them in their entirety. They often make for a sight that is both frightening and fascinating. They allow us to glimpse a landscape of the future — when humanity has left or ceased to be. The Instagram user itsabandoned offers many such images that help us to think about the future of our world.
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For a long time, German census records were thought not to exist. But they do! A leading German genealogy expert tells us how they’ve been discovered and catalogued—and where you can learn about…
Not all that wander in a forest are lost. Some of us are just looking for firewood. Wisconsin Horizons By Phil Koch. Lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. phil-koch.artistwebsites.com
Roanoke Colony was supposed to be the first English settlement in America. But it vanished without any trace. The mystery behind this lost colony has baffled the researchers for more than a hundred…
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Make Instant Discoveries About Your Ancestors Here Many family historians are fully aware of the fact that the 1890 census, which contained more than 60 million individuals, was destroyed in the early 20th century and is therefore not available for genealogical research. The lack of this valuable resource, one from such an important time in … Thousands of 1890 Census Records DO Still Exist: Here’s How to Find Them for Free Read More »
Lesser known precursors of modern pomegranates, environmentally vulnerable Socotran Pomegranate Trees, grow wild only on Socotra and may be propagated by cuttings, grafts or seeds.
