"Oh my heart! We rescued our cat from Cyprus when we found him as a dying kitten in a mountain village. Thank you," wrote one ...

This essay is part of Companion Fare, a series of personal stories about traveling with loved ones.

Learn the basics you'll need to get started on your own research, from drawing up your family tree to exploring the archives. If you're tackling archives for the first time in a search for your ...

The ideal candidate for a foreign exchange is personable, adventurous and charismatic enough to transcend the language barrier. I was none of these things.