{The Use of Hats in Creating a Pictorial Family Tree} National Mad Hatter Day, celebrated on the 6th of October every year, is a day of fun creating silly hats, having tea parties a la Alice in Wonderland, and telling riddles. The holiday naturally brings to mind the phrase, ‘mad as a hatter’ with...
{Researching Commissioned Officers Gone Awry} We all know about infamous pirates like Blackbeard and Captain Kidd. But beyond those who made a career of it and whose life stories have shown up in numerous books over the centuries, there are those who had a much less notorious history who started out as privateers, commissioned...
{National and New Jersey African American Genealogy Resources} In honor of Juneteenth, Legacy Roots has compiled a short list of national and local New Jersey genealogy websites that may be instrumental in telling the story of your family’s journey as an African American. While some sites will provide access to sources with names and...