In “Label Your AncestryDNA Matches” we discussed the Google Chrome extension that Blaine Bettinger has created […]
Recording released–order for immediate download. This presentation discusses a variety of ways that researchers can make […]
It’s not just students that you may find in yearbooks in Ancestry.com‘s “U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990.” There […]
Blaine Bettinger has created an extension for Chrome allows you to use up to eight colors […]
Ancestry.com‘s “U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990” was recently updated. The yearbooks are indexed, but effective use is […]
Ancestry.com is slow to move on some things when it moves at all. Ancestry.com tags records […]
The 1788 deed from Jonathan and Jamime Puffer and Matthias and Mary Rice to Luke Brooks for […]
I submitted my father-in-law’s DNA test data to GedMatch (http://www.gedmatch.com). It’s going to be a while […]
AncestryDNA updated my “Ethnicity Estimate” today. As usual, I’m taking this with a huge shaker of salt […]
On 1 July 1788 Jonathan and Jamime Puffer, along with Matthias Rice and Mary Rice, deeded […]
It’s a rush to judgement to say that “old genealogies are worthless.” When analyzing information from […]
Do you use your “real” name? Or do you use a diminutive based upon your first […]
Registration is ending on 10 September for our upcoming AncestryDNA class. Details are on our announcement […]
I’m working on the parents of a Joseph Daby of Stow, Massachusetts, who died by 15 […]
Here are few of my female ancestors for whom I was able to locate a great […]
How one gets listed in a record is an important part of the analysis process. It […]
I was reviewing some letters from an insanity file from the early 20th century. I had […]
I maintain the following genealogy blogs: Rootdig.com—Michael’s thoughts, research problems, suggestions, and whatever else crosses his […]
The 1915 Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts, 1639-1915, contains a wealth of genealogical information. But like […]
Sound genealogical research requires an “exhaustive search” of the records available on the ancestor or family […]
New subscribers to Casefile Clues will have their subscriptions start with issue 16 and get issues 4-1 […]
I hate it when something appears out of nowhere when I’m working on something totally unrelated. […]
Ancestry.com recently released an update to their “U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990” database. There are popular students […]
Federal land records can be a valuable source for genealogical information. This presentation discusses searching the […]
In “Do You Need to Match the Edges?” we looked at a homestead claim relinquishment” signed […]
Every so often a document reminds me of the importance of neighbors–even when the family’s origins […]
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