A genealogist hopes when the pope will stop in New Orleans when he comes to the U.S.: "We have to have a second-line. We have ...

The pope's maternal grandparents are described as Black or a person of mixed white and Black ancestry in historical documents ...

Jari Honora has been tracing bloodlines and family lineage since he was 9 years old, when he began a yearslong journey to ...

in 2024. (Photo courtesy of the Midwest Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel via AP) Jari Honora, family ...

With tombs belonging to Marie Laveau, Nicolas Cage, and other legends, this circa-1789 cemetery in New Orleans is a must-visit for anyone curious about voodoo.

Louisiana’s history is layered with colonization, rebellion, resilience, and culture. From the founding of Natchitoches in ...

Brother Tom, a new member of Mepkin Abbey, assists the Bishop. The burial plots are adjacent to a small Laurens family cemetery where ... at the South Carolina Historical Society.

WELCOME TO SOMEWHERE IN NEW ENGLAND. OUR FIRST CLUE AS TO ... AND THERE WAS A STONE WALL SEPARATING IT FROM THE REST OF THE CEMETERY. IN 2016, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY SET UP A MEMORIAL STONE ...

Weekly WWOZ Pick to Click: “Bald Eagle Train” (Bukka White): Yeah, I pretty much still love New ... cemeteries in southern Germany. Found during a construction project in Bad Cannstatt, a ...

Start your visit at the Hillsborough Visitors Center, housed in the historic Alexander Dickson House. This former Confederate ...

The documents, including census records, baptismal rolls and marriage certificates, trace the story of Pope Leo’s mother’s ...

This is like a reward from God,” a local parishioner said, as researchers unearthed more details about the lives of Leo XIV’s ...