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 […]
This will be the first in a series of relatively short posts on pitfalls and things […]
These people are a mystery other than the fact the children’s grandmother apparently lived for a […]
[note: this post has been corrected on 22 November 2017] DNA analysis is often about the […]
I believe in citation of sources. But there’s a problem with the citation that is currently […]
I agreed to help a cousin with her Daughter’s of the American Revolutionary War application for […]
Harm Habben died at the age of eighteen in Bentley, Hancock County, Illinois. After battling pneumonia […]
GedMatch is a great site to get more from your DNA test results. Registrations and pre-orders […]
I’m helping a cousin with her Daughters of the American Revolution application for our mutual ancestor. […]
From the blog post on FamilySearch: Beginning December 13, 2017, patrons visiting FamilySearch.org will see a prompt to […]
Religious newspapers can provide details on individuals not given in other publications. They can be easily […]
Admitting mistakes may make me look like I don’t know what I’m doing. But it may […]
Benjamin Butler is one of those problem people. A few years ago I made a chart […]
If ever there was an ancestor who was full of genealogical lessons, it’s Ira Sargent. Born […]
In June of 1892, Christ Troutfetter received a patent for 160 acres in Thomas County, Kansas. […]
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