Wow! I love her family story. History is so exciting.

Maria's attitude and warmth was key.

Can't wait to hear the follow-up about Maria's biological mother. Loved her empathy and storytelling!

I love how Maria’s first thought was, “I don’t want to be disruptive to their families.” She’s thinking of others first, what a lovely, well adjusted, beautiful person!

As you say, families are messy.

Love these stories!

Your dad reminds my sister and me of our Papa! They are a lot alike, even down to typing with two fingers!!

My grandpa's brother went missing in France during WWII. Apparently my great grandmother said the remains that were found and sent home were not him, even though according to the military, they had recorded his body as found and returned. I wonder if someday his (actual?) remains will be found and identified.

COMMODORE 64!! Woot woot! 🎉 😅 What a miracle to have all those family photos and artifacts!

I love your story 💕❤️💕

Great story! Thank you for sharing it! And the fact that you really sought to know her story is a beautiful tribute to her. I’m sure she knows you, too.❤️

What a lovely couple! They are both the kind of folks that would be fun to hang out with socially. 😊

Thank you Crista and Lisa! This is an amazing story. I also love how you guys not only tell the stories you feel the stories as well. So happy Mr. Wright was able to find the remains of his great grandfather. Again great story.

Thank you for sharing this amazing story and the steps you took along the way!

❤ The Stories lives in us! I’m the great granddaughter of Albert Parsons, the wild man of leaf river Ms. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHe8eZeLbLh0jZosi=V1wkukO0mFB_5FTB

❤ The Stories lives in us! I’m the great granddaughter of Albert Parsons, the wild man of leaf river Ms. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHe8eZeLbLh0jZosi=V1wkukO0mFB_5FTB

Loved hearing what I love about family history and sharing . Keep it up

Yes little pitchers do have big ears! I overheard a story about a significant shipwreck that killed my gr-grands. The baby washed ashore. My big ears figured out the baby was like Moses. It wasn’t until a storm uncovered the shipwreck and the papers were recounting the story that it really occurred to me what actually happened. My grandmother who was six at the time had been kicked off the ship due to her bad behavior. The rest of her life she was blamed for the deaths of her parents because she had “caused the delay” that kept the ship from coming back safety. She chose to be positive and was greatly loved by her progeny.

I love this! Thank you!

Fascinating Story! Thank you!

That was interesting! Keep on doing what you’re doing.

See this is the average family history story, whatever your ancestors origin, hardship and survival, do better and make right choices. Thanks for giving it words. This is what should be taught in schools.

Cool story.

Hi Crista, I attended your webinar yesterday and wanted to let you know I completed one of your “homework” assignments, the one where we needed to find missing information on a person. I checked one of my great grandmother’s profiles and discovered she did not have a 1910 U.S. Census entry. Using the procedures you taught us today I did a search and found the information I was looking for. However, her surname was misspelled by one letter and that’s why the 1910 census data was not previously on her profile, much like the example you showed us in the webinar. Thanks! I wasn’t sure where on You Tube to post my comment but tried to find a fairly recent Ancestry YT video, like this one.

It's so wonderful they got the picture and hand writing!!!!!

Crista, I love your channel because you ask such great questions that come from your heart 💜 ♥️

Thank you for sharing this amazing story. Just so good.

Fascinating story! Thank you so much for sharing. Lisa's work in finding this story was so interesting and Rusty's interview was emotional and heartfelt.

It's hilarious to think of Florida as a dry state. 😂 Great story.

Amazing story. Lucky man to have a researcher from Ancestry! Keep up the great work with these stories. Thanks for sharing.

Love this series!!

I'd be interested in knowing more of Mary's New England roots!

Awesome. ❤😊❤

I loved hearing Ms Hughes stories. Hopefully Her family story would make a wonderful docuseries.

Josh is hooked😊 17:20

I so enjoyed Josh’s face lighting up when he was explaining his family stories that changed him. Stories are important. Thank you for highlighting that!

Random question: Why do I keep hearing geneALogy as in ALabama instead of genealogy as in congeal?

You two are just so darned adorable together! Thank you for letting us sit in on your conversation with each other. <3

Nice to see a local Bostonian on your Vlog! Yeah 😊

Wow! Martha's story was awesome. Not sure how you didn't cry through all of it. Certainly makes you appreciate what our ancestors lived through. Made me wish even more for a written account of my Annie that died four years after the war and all she must have lived through. Great episode. Really powerful.

Oh my. Such horrors, difficulties, endurance, heart pain, trauma, nightmares for life. Such a priceless treasure to find. Thank you Crista for sharing. How painfully hard this must have been for you to read to us.

Wow, I was captivated by your story about Carrie. There are a Cowan's that live in Oklahoma. I grew up with them. They may e your family members.

It's October 4, 2024 and this came out 14 hours ago...not the 4th of July. Rebroadcast?? I'm DAR since 1991.

I'm a member of the DAR, but I haven't active for years. Might need to get into it again. ❤😊❤

Thank you for filling us in on what the DAR does, and it was a good reminder about our 250th birthday!

Thank you for sharing an amazing, heartbreaking piece of history that we don’t normally hear about. A treasure of a letter ❤

I love that you share theses amazing stories, you are an inspiration, thank you.

No words, what an amazing gift. What a history. I feel you received this gift for it to be shared, so powerful. Thank you❣️

Crista, you're a jewel! Thank you!

What a story! She was a strong lady, was was the mother. It's a wonder that she stayed sane.