Finding details on the everyday lives of our ancestors is always a bonus to genealogy research. Hopefully they had more happy times than tragedies, but if tales have been passed down about bad times, the website GenDisasters.com might prove worth a visit.

With the tagline “Events That Touched Our Ancestors’ Lives,” the website is further described as “a genealogy site, compiling information on the historic disasters, events, and tragic accidents our ancestors endured, as well as, information about their life and death.” It features articles (some with photos) from disasters in the U. S. and Canada dating as far back as 1755, when an earthquake shook Read more »