American Ancestors Takes Over Harvard Descendant Research After Layoffs Since January, the genealogical nonprofit American Ancestors has led the effort to identify the descendants of people ...

Thomas Harris Collection Troutman's descendant Christopher Wilson says the U.S. Army “very purposefully and strategically” put his ancestor’s unit in charge of guarding Confederate prisoners.

At an emotional ceremony honoring victims of lynching in Montgomery County, Maryland, the descendant of one of the attackers apologized for her ancestor’s actions. On Friday, the county ...

At the historic site’s Descendants’ Day, the Henleys collectively continued a tradition that extends back to 1857, when their ancestors were forced onto a new plantation by their enslaver ...