This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Karen McNeill, a 46-year-old family historian from Oakland, California, about her career path. It has been edited for length and ...

Editor’s note: This story appeared in the October 2021 edition of The Daily Universe Magazine. Gone are the days of using antique family history techniques to fill out a family tree as new technology ...

Whenever a new series of Who Do You Think You Are? airs, there is an uptick in the number of people who decide to trace their own family history. Watching the show, it is tempting to think that ...

In May, I traveled to England to interview, film and photograph for a documentary and articles marking Karl G. Maeser and Brigham Young University’s 150th anniversary celebration. During the trip, our ...

Historian Martha S. Jones (bottom left) turned to ledgers, deeds, census records and government documents to unravel her family's story. Illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos courtesy of Martha S.

Family stories are a rich window on the past. They can paint pictures of an important period in history through the experience, perspective, and memories of people who lived during that time. These ...