Family

Yvonne Seale on a bizarre and fanciful piece of genealogical scholarship and what it tells us about identity in late 19th-century America.

The fate of Aaron Burr's daughter remains a topic of contention.

The stories of two American soldiers – one part German, the other born in Japan – challenge our romantic view of the "Greatest Generation."

Was bringing home an Indian boy-after slaughtering his family-an act of compassion or of political expedience?

How Theodore's Roosevelt's personal tragedies inspired him to reform America's cities.

The history of a myth.

It's impossible for most black Americans to construct full family trees, but genetic testing can provide some clues.

The rights and responsibilities of 17th-century fatherhood in England's North American colonies.

A personal investigation of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864.

Our first three years are usually a blur and we don’t remember much before age seven. What are we hiding from ourselves?

The past, present, and future of your family tree are all far more fascinating than you realize.

A scholar wrestles with the legacy of her grandfather, onetime leader of America’s Communist Party.

In researching his family's past, the author learns of his ancestors' efforts to thrive despite the confines of racial oppression.

How the idea of “home” motivated Confederate soldiers, and strengthened their resolve to fight.

Gender dynamics on the home front, and the ways in which the Civil War is distinct from other American conflicts.

The word "Creole" invites debate because it possesses several meanings, some of which concern the innately sensitive subjects of race and ethnicity.

Ralph LaRossa explains the problems with mythologizing modern dads and the stereotypes present within views of fatherhood of the past.

Narrated photo journal of time spent with a family to discuss poverty and race.

Proposal advice from Inez Milholland, originally published in the Chicago Day Book, 1916.