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Using Local United States Land Records This presentation will provide an overview of local land records in the United States. Focus will be on records organization, search strategies, record interpretation, and problem-solving. Geared towards those who are beginning their use of land records or feel they need an introduction to help them make better […]
Hinrich Mueller was born in Ostfriesland, Germany, about 1799 and died in Brown County, Illinois, in 1880. He married Geske Husmann in Ostfriesland and she immigrated with him to the United States. Some things I learned about research from Hinrich: don’t overlook anything–even if it’s not often helpful. Hinrich is the only direct ancestor I […]
We’ve just released the recording and handout for my recent “Pond Crossing” webinar. This presentation discusses way to determine the “across the pond” origins for 18th and 19th century immigrants to the United States. The focus of this presentation is on sources and methods and are not specific to any country of origin. The bulk of […]
There is still time to join me in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, at the Allen County Public Library this August! Our group is informal, relaxed and focused on helping you when you need or want it. We don’t schedule other “non-genealogy” activities and other than our morning session and an “optional” evening meal, your time is […]
A few ramblings based on my AncestryDNA test: Helped one correspondent narrow down where her grandfather probably fit into the descendants of a third great-grandfather of mine. I won’t share the details of her story here because it involves her grandfather not being the man she thought he was. Literally. Confirmed that my Mary (Dingman) Sargent (born […]
Registration for this week’s webinars is ending on 11 July 2017 at 10 PM central time–to make things easier for our registration staff. Registrants who have not received links to attend 24 hours before a scheduled start should email me at mjnrootdig@gmail.com so I can take care of it. Topics are: Pond Crossing German Research Fold3.com […]
Regular readers know I have a fair number of relatives in Hancock and Adams Counties in Illinois. Most of those individuals arrived in those locations between 1847 and 1883 (as families with children, newly married couples, and single immigrants). There were no early settlers or relative latecomers among my Illinois ancestors. I never really thought […]
She died probably in Nicholas County, Kentucky, after the 1850 federal census enumeration. I debated how to write the sentence. Should it be “She probably died in Nicholas County, Kentucky, after the 1850 federal census enumeration,” “She died probably in Nicholas County, Kentucky, after the 1850 federal census enumeration,” or something similar. I went with […]
Sarah Tinsley was born in the 1770s probably in or very near to Amherst County, Virginia. She married Thomas Sledd in 1798 in Amherst County. She died probably in Nicholas County, Kentucky, after the 1850 federal census enumeration. Some things I’ve learned about research from Sarah: diminutives matter. Sarah is referred to as Sally in several […]
John Ehmen died in a military hosptial in Quincy, Illinois, on 12 November 1864. He was one of many soldiers who died not from wounds but from an illness that could not be controlled. Admitted to the military hospital on 25 October 1864, the twenty-six year old soldier had been suffering from diarrhea for several months […]
