I just got word from Israel that 144,000 Jews are being prevented from building homes in certain parts of Israel, under severe pressure from President Obama and the Palestinians. As a nation, we used to be friends with Israel and every Christian Jew and Bible respecting citizen of this nation should be angry, disgusted and heartsick that we no longer are! Israel is threatened from every side and is desperately in need of friends. There are many who would like to wipe them off the face of the earth; some have tried but have not yet succeeded. Are we now to join their vendetta? ...more

January 5, 2010

Descendants of American Indian leader Geronimo are suing the federal government, Yale University and a secret society, seeking custody of the Apache chief's remains. ...more

February 18, 2009

Longtime Wimauma residents and ancestors and descendants of pioneer families are will gather for a reunion later this month at the Church of God. ...more

February 13, 2009

Joel Toro of Tampa thought he was set for life. Then the phone rang last month. ...more

February 6, 2009

How many of you genealogists will admit that you have unproven, undocumented ancestors sitting in your family tree? ...more

December 21, 2008

It's hard to find ancestors who, in the eyes of the law, were property rather than persons. Descendants of American slaves must be tenacious to overcome the many obstacles imposed by their families' years in bondage. ...more

October 26, 2008

More people are sure to lay claim to what may be the largest treasure ever recovered from the sea, said Mark Gordon, president of Odyssey Marine Exploration, the company that found the loot more than a year ago. ...more

August 26, 2008

More people are sure to lay claim to what may be the largest treasure ever recovered from the sea, said Mark Gordon, president of Odyssey Marine Exploration, the company that found the loot more than a year ago. ...more

August 25, 2008

All five of my Civil War ancestors were poor, illiterate dirt farmers. Some knew how to scribble their names and others made an "X" when a signature was needed. Not one of them could write a letter home to be treasured and passed down. ...more

August 17, 2008

I recently wrote a column encouraging readers to start keeping journals of their thoughts and activities as legacies for the generations to come. ...more

July 27, 2008