Remiro Spicer recovered from injury and months at the infamous Andersonville prison to raise a family in Upstate New York
A surprising artifact discovered after a parent's death leads to a series of discoveries and an ongoing interest in genealogy.
The home of a French Jewish jeweller was "Aryanized" and became a Nazi salon during the Occupation.
William Walter Allen & his wife Helen Maria Gansevoort lived next door to Anthony Lispenard Underhill & his wife Charlotte Louise McBeath.
A scarred wooden toy chest reveals the story of an ambitious New York box maker and the tragic end of a family business.
Part 1: Joseph Fagan's journey from Minsk to New York City
The Tulbowitz/Ratner family originated in the Vitebsk region, lived for decades near Rostov-on-Don, and finally settled in Albany, New York.
Joseph and Lena Rabinowitz were Russian immigrants who ran a corner grocery in Jewish Harlem. Their nine children were native Americans.
The Ratner family became established in the Fifth Ward of Albany, N.Y. Abe bottled soda water and Rose nurtured a brood of children.