Welcome to Your Ancestories!

This is your portal to AncestoriesXR
Interactive 3D snapshots of ancestors, artifacts, supporting characters, and pivotal places in time. Choose from the selection of free public content below to get started.

Two free African American farmers join the Revolutionary War efforts to fight for freedom for all
Man working on vintage blue car.
Young man looking upwards with focused expression.
Woman with suitcase, Ancestories XR logo.

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50’S LOWRIDER CULTURE TRANSFORMED LUIS’S LIFE

To Luis, the cars signaled freedom -- to go wherever he wanted to go, far from East LA, where his family and almost everybody he knew lived. It also gave him the keys to a new life as a business owner. It started with a Chevy and became his life's work.

LEIB STEIN LEAVES POLAND FOR THE USA IN 1900

Leib Stein left his native Poland for a new life in New York. He and other Eastern European immigrants would watch the Statue of Liberty come into view from the ship’s deck. It was up to each of them to convince the Ellis Island to let them in and to make this opportunity work

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