Historical Collections
Explore the stories behind the family tree.
Collections bring together people, places, research questions, documents, stories, and evidence around a historical theme. They organize the context behind genealogy without creating new genealogy.
Featured Collections
Historical paths through the archive.
Start with a family branch or a theme, then follow the people, documents, places, and questions attached to it.
Lineage Research
Mayflower
Research connecting the Person/Pearson line to the Mayflower proof chain.
- People
- 7
- Stories
- 2
- Questions
- 4
Family Origins
Volga Germans
Schick and Frohm research tied to the Volga German migration story.
- People
- 9
- Stories
- 0
- Questions
- 4
Family Branch
Saunders Family
The reviewed Saunders branch through Fort Dodge, Iowa City, London, and related adoption history.
- People
- 11
- Stories
- 1
- Questions
- 4
Family Branch
Schick Family
Schick family research with military records, Fort Collins context, and Volga German questions still active.
- People
- 7
- Stories
- 0
- Questions
- 3
Family Branch
Person Family
The Person family story through Mamie, Cassius, Charles Dudley Person, and related Canaday research.
- People
- 9
- Stories
- 2
- Questions
- 3
Family Branch
Anderson Family
Betty Ruth Anderson's family line and the open question of Edward Anderson's parentage.
- People
- 7
- Stories
- 2
- Questions
- 2
All Collections
Family branches, places, and research themes.
Lineage Research
Mayflower
Research connecting the Person/Pearson line to the Mayflower proof chain.
- People
- 7
- Stories
- 2
- Questions
- 4
Family Origins
Volga Germans
Schick and Frohm research tied to the Volga German migration story.
- People
- 9
- Stories
- 0
- Questions
- 4
Family Branch
Saunders Family
The reviewed Saunders branch through Fort Dodge, Iowa City, London, and related adoption history.
- People
- 11
- Stories
- 1
- Questions
- 4
Family Branch
Schick Family
Schick family research with military records, Fort Collins context, and Volga German questions still active.
- People
- 7
- Stories
- 0
- Questions
- 3
Family Branch
Person Family
The Person family story through Mamie, Cassius, Charles Dudley Person, and related Canaday research.
- People
- 9
- Stories
- 2
- Questions
- 3
Family Branch
Anderson Family
Betty Ruth Anderson's family line and the open question of Edward Anderson's parentage.
- People
- 7
- Stories
- 2
- Questions
- 2
Family Branch
Hall Family
Blanche Hall Saunders, her Hall and Angerman parents, and the open Angerman research.
- People
- 5
- Stories
- 1
- Questions
- 2
Historical Theme
Military Service
Military research and accepted service details across the family.
- People
- 1
- Stories
- 1
- Questions
- 3
Historical Theme
Immigration
Movements into the United States and across the Midwest.
- People
- 6
- Stories
- 1
- Questions
- 1
Place Collection
Ireland
Irish research centered on Catherine Murray and County Westmeath.
- People
- 3
- Stories
- 1
- Questions
- 1
Place Collection
Cornwall
Research-only Saunders origins before the accepted public branch.
- People
- 0
- Stories
- 1
- Questions
- 1
Research Workbench
Research Cases
Open historical questions across the family archive.
- People
- 16
- Stories
- 3
- Questions
- 14