I never did a blog post about it, but for the last few months I was […]
X-DNA (in the 23rd pair) is inherited from mother to child and from father to daughter. […]
Joseph Neill’s accidental train death in 1906 took place in the middle of the day as […]
Ancestry.com recently indicated that their database “U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947” has been updated. […]
When AncestryDNA had their latest special, I ordered one more test. This one is for my father-in-law. As […]
Illinois assessors had to sign an oath before they could begin their duties. This image was […]
The majority of the time I have a reasonable idea how a relative met their spouse. […]
You would think Adam and Eve would be on the first page of an index to […]
This is just a periodic reminder to think about the “Suggested Records” you see at Ancestry.com. […]
WeRemember.com is a new “memory sharing” website sponsored by Ancestry.com. Users can create “memorial pages” for individuals […]
Thanks to those who let me know that the images are coming across very large in […]
Scituate april the 25 1727 Persuant To an order from the Honorabel Isaac Winslow Esqr Judge […]
This card was used as an illustration for a Genealogy Tip of the Day recently. It […]
The discussion of John S. Driesbach and Sophia (Dirks) Driesbach continues. In February of 1914, Sophia […]
Ancestry.com recently announced that “Missouri, Western District Naturalization Index, 1848-1990” is new or has been updated. […]
The newspaper account of Joseph Neill’s death continues: Passing over his body at a point just […]
There’s a single tombtsone for Joseph Neill in the West Point, Illinois, cemetery. It stands beside […]
Sometimes it can be tedious going through all the newspaper references for a relative. There are […]
While AncestryDNA is running their $59 DNA testing kit sale (through “Cyber Monday” 27 November), I decided to purchase […]
I maintain the following genealogy blogs: Rootdig.com—Michael’s thoughts, research problems, suggestions, and whatever else crosses his […]
DNA will not solve all your genealogical research problems and your DNA test results will not […]
Sophia Dreisbach died in Coatsburg, Adams County, Illinois, on 2 February 1914. In her early forties, […]
This is my last purchase on Ebay for a while–the 1862 Assessor’s List for Saint Mary’s Township in Hancock […]
Witnesses to a document can confuse some genealogists. Witnesses are simply saying that they saw the […]
I was only looking at the estate of Anna E. Trautvetter to see if there was […]
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