Due to some schedule changes, we have a few additional open spaces in our AncestryDNA class […]
An 1833 deed record in Coshocton County, Ohio, from Thomas Chaney to Abraham Chaney contains the […]
Historical timelines fitting your ancestor’s life into larger historical events are a good analytical tool. However… […]
The War of 1812 widow’s pension application for Jemima Meads (widow of Elisha) in Harford County, […]
Working only with transcriptions can sometimes be a hindrance. Handwriting sometimes itself is a clue. The […]
Family tradition has it that my maternal grandfather, John H. Ufkes (1917-2003), served in the Civilian […]
I’m working on analyzing DNA test results for an individual whose mother was likely the result […]
I search for a few of my unusual names in just about any database. It is […]
War of 1812 pension records from the National Archives are currently in the scanning process and […]
Ancestry.com has two seemingly similar record sets: “U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America [ELCA] Church Records, 1826-1945” […]
If one is not careful, one’s bookshelf can grow at an exponential rate. Mine increased by […]
Virgil Rampley appears in the “UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960.” He was a World War I […]
I’m not much on writing prompts, but since I just located the “missing” marriage information on […]
We had some issues with processing registrations for our online AncestryDNA class. Those issues have been […]
We sometimes say that we cite sources in genealogy for others. To an extent that […]
Based on many requests, we’ve added this class to our schedule for June/July: AncestryDNA–5 weeks Activities/Content: […]
Review is always a good thing. The Rothweiler family’s earliest known interaction with my Trautvetter family […]
Land records can contain a variety of information. This affidavit from 1942 discusses three generations of […]
I have two ancestors that I cannot find in 1870: John Ufkes and Ira Sargent. Both […]
Ancestry.com recently announced the digital publication of “U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America[ELCA], Swedish American Church […]
Ancestry.com recently announced that “New York State, Death Index, 1957-1968” had been released on their site. This […]
Her name was Anna and his name was Johann. Ancestry.com in their digitized records from ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran […]
I read a post by a well-known author that opined about ways to write about “boring […]
This entry from the 10 January 1849 issue of the Rockford Forum provided information on the marriage of […]
I’m plowing very slowly through copies of fifty letters from the Staack-Ehmen collection at the Nebraska […]
In May of 1879, Ostfriesen immigrant William Ehmen was in Nebraska. Desiring to bring fellow Ostfriesens […]
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