I recall feeling embarrassed when my son asked me about my father's side of the family for a social studies project when he was in 6th grade. I didn't know much about my dad's side of the family, ...

More than 15 million individuals trace their family's roots using Ancestry.com, the world's largest digital family history resource. There is a deep satisfaction in spending hours poring over ...

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on genealogy, record-keeping and notions of relation. By Kwame Anthony Appiah I have taken over keeping my family tree. I am fortunate that this tree dates to the ...

Becca Stanek is an experienced writer and editor who is passionate about exploring the ways we can feel better mentally and physically to get the most out of our lives. She has worked for publications ...

For my entire life, I've always known that a certain family member of mine (okay fine, my grandad) had a... shady past. And like all older folk from the east end of London, stories of him rubbing ...

Intergenerational influence refers to the transmission of genetics, values, traditions, and resources from one generation to the next. The process is dynamic, with both continuity and change shaping ...