What’s the Best Choice
Shopping for genealogy software can be a lot like looking for the perfect vacuum cleaner. Like vacuums, most genealogy software contains some common basic functions. Also like vacuums, the true differences in the products are the attachments and features, or “bells and whistles,” that come with them.
The Politics of Our Ancestors
What were your ancestors’ political beliefs? Did they align themselves with Democrats, Republicans, Federalists, Whigs, Progressives, or some other party? How were their lives affected by the hot issues of the day and the outcome of elections? Did they have connections with elected officials or even run for office themselves?
Much of this issue of “Ancestry” is dedicated to the advances that have recently been made that will enable us to find proof of our ancestors’; arrivals and their citizenship status, and to find the paper trail that will lead us to other landmark and everyday events in their lives.