Those of us with rural ancestors sometimes don’t think to use publications other than newspapers to […]
Elizabeth Shown Mills writes in Evidence Explained that “…we must remember: ‘The name’s the same’ does not mean […]
The following databases are showing as updated on FamilySearch United States, Freedmen’s Bureau, Records of the Superintendent […]
Our genealogy webinar closeout continues through 22 August. Don’t wait!
Last week I wrote about an 1845 Michigan State census entry in St. Clair County, Michigan, for the […]
I’m working on translating and citing this document that I obtained when I was in Salt […]
The Bureau of Land Management Tract Books are unindexed by name and are organized by […]
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[reprinted from 26 February 2014] In all honesty, I thought this letter to the editor of […]
Blog posts with illustrations generate more interest and more traffic. It’s a simple fact. There is only […]
It has been fun…but… After nearly 5 years, on 22 August we’re going to close […]
This is one of the prime reasons for looking at the Bureau of Land Management Tract […]
FamilySearch has updated the following databases: United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012 […]
Every finding aid or source we use was created by humans. No matter how careful we […]
We are excited to bring our genealogy webinars back at the end of summer. New offerings […]
FamilySearch has added the following image set to their website: Illinois, Adams County, Card Index to […]
Fold3.com‘s “Registers of Enlistments in the United States Army, 1798-1914,” (taken from page 248 of roll […]
Fold3.com‘s “Registers of Enlistments in the United States Army, 1798-1914,” (taken from page 36 […]
Pre-1850 census records in the United States are notorious for only indicating the names of heads […]
Banner ads were pulled from this site when we moved to the new domain. I’ve long […]
Never assume a name is unusual. A search on Andrew Trautvetter resulted in two matches on Fold3.com from the “Army […]
There’s a search lesson in this newspaper article that has absolutely nothing to do with Goldenstein’s […]
Assignments on bounty land warrants are always interesting. Many recipients of these warrants did not actually […]
The following non-new databases are showing as updated on FamilySearch: United States Census, 1830 United States […]
Some sites broadcast their updates from hither and yon and a genealogist would have to have […]
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