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Have you ever wondered what stories might be hiding in your family tree, just waiting to be discovered? For Gayle George, a simple invitation to participate in a document...

Have you ever been somewhere for the first time and felt an inexplicable sense that you belonged there? That somehow, despite never having visited before, you were home? ...

Have you ever noticed how the smallest traditions can grow into the strongest family bonds? Twenty years ago, I started a simple tradition of taking each niece and nephew...

Have you ever had one of those moments where everything seems to go wrong, but somehow leads to something unexpectedly beautiful? Like when you're completely lost in a fo...

Picture yourself sitting down to work on a massive jigsaw puzzle. But instead of a box with the final image, all you have are pieces that might belong to several differen...

Have you ever had one of those moments where you're doing something completely ordinary that suddenly turns extraordinary? Like when you're just asking someone about thei...

What if the most precious family heirloom isn't something you can hold in your hands, but the stories and memories that live within us? For my friend Julie Taggart, watch...

When Jordan Lundskog watches his children face a challenge, he thinks about his Swedish great-grandfather. At just ten years old, that ancestor boarded a ship alone, cros...

When was the last time you caught yourself saying "someday"? You know - someday we'll take that big trip, someday we'll start those family traditions, someday we'll docum...

Have you ever wondered what secrets might be hiding in your DNA results? For Maria Mendoza, it wasn't a burning question that kept her up at night. She was content with h...