Looking for ways to spur your family's interest in family history? One way is to order decorative pedigree charts, fill in the names of ancestors and gift them to family members. The charts could be ...

The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. James Phillippe, a British ...