The following databases are showing as new or updated on FamilySearch: Virginia, Richmond City Birth Index, 1870-1912 […]
[reposted from our old blog site of 15 July 2013] The word “proof” confuses some genealogists […]
The following databases are new or updated on FamilySearch: Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, […]
Genealogists are human. They will make mistakes. But there are mistakes that result from honest errors and […]
[original post regarding these two entries] There are two entries for the marriage of James Rampley […]
A search of the “Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013” for James Rampley results in two matches. The […]
The following databases are new or updated on FamilySearch: Pennsylvania, Civil Marriages, 1677-1950–only for these locations currently: […]
Like most things, I really wasn’t looking for this when I found it. I was aware […]
I don’t like it when the computer thinks for me. I don’t like it when Google […]
These were originally posted in 2011 on our old blog, but they are still applicable. 1) […]
County boundaries are occasionally in flux and sometimes counties come and counties go. That’s what happened […]
The following database is showing as new/updated on FamilySearch: Michigan, Crew Lists for various ports, 1929-1966
Tamme Tammen didn’t appear in the Nebraska Homestead database at Ancestry.com. Concerned that there might be some […]
There is a reason why it is to the genealogist’s advantage to have as many indexes […]
I’m working on a transcription of the estate sale of Thomas Sledd from May of 1814 […]
In the “Right Tamme in the Wrong Place,” the 1895 Illinois will of Tamme Tammen referenced property […]
The following databases are showing as updated at FamilySearch: United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 Iowa State […]
I’ve just finished up More on the Probate Materials on Ancestry.com (order here). I really enjoyed giving […]
When searches do not work the way I think they should I get confused. I’m confused […]
The following databases are showing as new or updated on FamilySearch: Delaware, Wilmington Vital Records, 1847-1954 […]
There is still time to join me for part two of my webinar series on the […]
A name like Tamme Tammen should be fairly unusual and it is. However, there were several […]
For those who are not big fans of receiving daily postings, I send a weekly update […]
A common question genealogists ask, is “what’s the best data site for my genealogical dollar?” It’s […]
As part of my work on French-Canadian Joseph Desmarais (Demarrah, Demar, etc.), I tried to locate […]
My webinar on the probate materials on Ancestry.com was a great success. Now that I’ve had time […]
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