Ancestral Findings (genealogy Gold)

Do you have French ancestors? You don’t have to go all the way to France to research them. Many French genealogy records are online. Here are the best sources.   Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/top-online-resources-researching-french-ancestors/    Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast    Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing    Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks    Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames    Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff    Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation  #Genealogy #AncestralFindings #French

Not everyone who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower was a Pilgrim. The non-religious passengers were called “strangers.” This is why they came.   Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/mayflower-passengers-not-religious-reasons/    Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast    Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing    Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks    Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames    Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff    Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation  #Genealogy #AncestralFindings #Mayflower

Explore the spicy goodness that is both General Tso's chicken and its history as we discover what this recipe can tell you about your family’s background… Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-rich-and-spicy-history-behind-general-tsos-chicken/   Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast    Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing    Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks    Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames    Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff    Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation  #GeneralTso #AncestralFindings #ChineseFood

Are you interested in American history? You will love these five sites that represent some of the best-preserved landmarks the nation has to offer… Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/iconic-historical-landmarks-worth-road-trip-see/    Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast    Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing    Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks    Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames    Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff    Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation  #Landmarks #AncestralFindings #RoadTrips

Did Richard III have a real, genetic claim to the throne of England? Testing on his Y-DNA calls it into question. Researchers are still studying it… Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/y-dna-enigma-richard-iii/    Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast    Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing    Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks    Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames    Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff    Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation  #Y-DNA #AncestralFindings #Genetics

Does your family have a cobbler recipe that has been passed on for generations? That recipe might be able to show you something about your family’s history… Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/family-cobbler-recipes-may-hold-clues-to-your-roots/   Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast    Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing    Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks    Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames    Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff    Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation  #Cobbler #AncestralFindings #Recipes

Abigail Powers Fillmore was among the most educated of the early First Ladies, and her influence on working women and education can still be felt in the atmosphere of the White House today. The White House even has a library because of her. Here is her intriguing story. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/americas-first-ladies-13-abigail-powers-fillmore/    Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast    Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing    Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks    Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames    Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff    Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation    #AbigailFillmore #AncestralFindings #FirstLadies

The Eighth Amendment to the Bill of Rights is the one that has the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. This is what the Eighth Amendment tells us about our protections… Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-bill-of-rights-the-eighth-amendment/    Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast    Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing    Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks    Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames    Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff    Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation    #BillofRights #AncestralFindings #FoundingFathers

The Founding Fathers really wanted to make sure that the common, everyday people of America would have fair and equal legal rights, no matter their wealth or status in society. They wanted everyone on equal footing in the nation’s criminal and civil courts. The seventh amendment deals with civil lawsuits, and how the Founding Fathers set up the courts to treat everyone equally.   Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-bill-of-rights-the-seventh-amendment/    Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast    Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing    Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks    Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames    Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff    Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation    #BillofRights #AncestralFindings #FoundingFathers

Georgia has a long history going back millennia with Native Americans, and centuries with European colonists. During that time, it has accumulated quite a bit of its own, uniquely Georgian folklore. Here are some of the highlights of it.   Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/american-folklore-georgia/    Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast    Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing    Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks    Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames    Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff    Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation    #BillofRights #AncestralFindings #FoundingFathers

Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor was the wife of 12th US President Zachary Taylor. While not much is known about her childhood, her decades of marriage to the future president are well-documented and full of adventure. Here is her intriguing story… Postcard Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/americas-first-ladies-12-margaret-mackall-smith-taylor/  Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast  Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing  Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks  Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames  Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff  Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation

The Sixth Amendment to the Bill of Rights adds some more legal rights to people who are accused of crimes in the United States. Most of these rights were revolutionary for any country, and even for some countries still today. The Founding Fathers took note of the things they considered legal abuses in England at the time, and fixed them in their Bill of Rights... Postcard Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-bill-of-rights-the-fifth-amendment/  Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast  Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing  Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks  Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames  Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff  Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation

The Fifth Amendment to the Bill of Rights says a lot of things, but they are all things that pertain to the rights of citizens if they are facing or involved in a trial in a court of law. Protecting the basic natural human rights of citizens in court was an important concern to the Founding Fathers, as these rights were usually not respected in England at that time. This is what the Fifth Amendment has to say… Postcard Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-bill-of-rights-the-fifth-amendment/  Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast  Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing  Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks  Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames  Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff  Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation

Florida is a land of many wonders, and a whole host of weird things you won’t find anywhere else in the nation. With a long history of European exploration going back to the 1500s, there has been plenty of time for Florida to acquire its own unique brand of folklore. Here are some of its highlights… Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/american-folklore-florida/  Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast  Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing  Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks  Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames  Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff  Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation #Florida #Folklore #Genealogy

Sarah Childress Polk was the wife of James K. Polk, our 11th U.S. president. She was a prized catch on the political marriage market from the beginning and made her own, unique mark on the office of First Lady that is still remembered today. Here is her intriguing tale… Postcard Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/americas-first-ladies-11-sarah-childress-polk/  Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast  Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing  Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks  Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames  Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff  Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation #FirstLady #SarahPolk #Genealogy

The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution in the Bill of Rights is the one that protects private citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures of their private property by the government. It doesn’t prohibit it altogether, but it does lay out some very specific and strict criteria for it to occur. This was to give citizens safety from the arbitrary searches and seizures that British troops often carried out on American soil before and during the Revolution. This is what the fourth amendment does, and how it protects us. Postcard Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-bill-of-rights-the-fourth-amendment/  Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast  Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing  Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks  Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames  Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff

The third amendment in the Bill of Rights assures that private homeowners or occupants cannot be ordered to house and feed soldiers without their consent in times of peace, and without some kind of compensation in times of war. The British forced a lot of people to unwillingly house their soldiers without compensation during the Revolution. These people had to feed and house them at their own expense. The third amendment protects us from this happening again. Postcard Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-bill-of-rights-the-third-amendment/ Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast  Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing  Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks  Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames  Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff  Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donati

Delaware is not only one of the original thirteen colonies, it is the first official state in the union. It has thousands of years of human history behind it, both Native American and European. Therefore, it has plenty of its own, unique folklore. Here are some of the highlights of Delaware’s fascinating folklore. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/american-folklore-delaware/  Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast  Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing  Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks  Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames  Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff  Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation  #Folklore #AncestralFindings #Delaware

Julia Gardiner Tyler, second wife and First Lady of 10th U.S. President John Tyler, was known as a spirited and independent woman. Thirty years the president’s junior, she caused scandals and made history in quite a few unique ways. Here is her incredible and fascinating story… * Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr., Grandson of the 10th President, died at 95 on September 26, 2020.

The 2nd Amendment is a simple one, coming in at just one sentence. Yet, it is the one that people in the United States argue the most about today regarding its meaning. This is a description of that amendment, what it says, what it does not say, and what the Founding Fathers probably intended, as well as what we have no way of knowing what their intentions were. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/the-bill-of-rights-the-second-amendment/  Click Here to listen to the weekly podcast: https://ancestralfindings.com/podcast  Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing  Genealogy eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks  Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames  Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AncestralFindings  https://www.instagram.com/ancestralfindings  https://www.twitter.com/ancestralstuff  Support Ancestral Findings: https://ancestralfindings.com/donation  #Genealogy #AncestralFindings #SecondAmendment