History Archives - Family Tree Video

History of Grandparents Day

Grandparents Day, celebrated on the first Sunday after Labor Day, began due to the efforts of one very dedicated woman, Marian McQuade.

Heat Wave! How did our Grandparents stay cool before air conditioning? Learn a few tips from those who experienced it first-hand.

Labor Day is a holiday in September for family cookouts & college football. But what is the history of Labor Day in the US?

Discover the difference between the Daguerreotype, Ambrotype, Tintype and a Cabinet Card so you can date your old family photos!

Travel back in time. See footage of Chicago in the 1930s. Elevated trains, street cars, the Loop, State Street, Michigan Avenue and more.

Remember when the milkman delivered milk in glass bottles, the mail carrier brought handwritten letters and gas station attendants pumped gas?

The 1940 census provides a snapshot of what life was like in America during the years of the Great Depression and WWII.

See the most popular 1930s radio shows. Do you recognize any? Do you know which ones were your parents or grandparents favorite?

Travel back in time and see footage of New York City in 1911 taken by a Swedish company while on a trip to America.

Check out a list of 20th Century Inventions. How might they have impacted the lives of your parents, grandparents and great grandparents?