Planning to look into your family's history as a 2025 resolution? There are plenty of ways to get started — from Ellis Island passenger searches you can do online, to digitized census records ...

Kokua Line has received questions from readers dismayed that it can take weeks to receive vital records such as birth or death certificates ordered from the state Department of Health. We followed up ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Virginia parents can now request birth certificates online. Prior to the change, parents had to complete paper forms in the hospital, which had to be paid by check or money ...