My copy of the second edition of the Genealogy Standards Manual written by the Board for Certification […]
I’m excited to be presenting at the May 2019 seminar of the San Mateo County Genealogical […]
Page 9 of the second edition of the Standards Manual written by the Board for Certification of […]
I’ve purchased two new books: Advanced Genetic Genealogy: Techniques and Case Studies, edited by Debbie Parker […]
The Pension Department in 1914 appreciated neighbors who took the initiative to inform them that pension […]
The 1826 and 1836 entries for James Rampley in “Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850″ at FamilySearch have been […]
The original list indicated that Thomas J. Rampley was a “non-resident.” He actually died some time […]
Do you use your “real” name? Or do you use a diminutive based upon your first […]
I’ll be giving the following presentations over the next few weeks: Princeton, Illinois–on site–monthly meeting on […]
One document rarely tells the entire story and that appears to be the case with this […]
An affidavit in the 1892 homestead application of Ekke Behrens of Weyerts, Nebraska, makes several good […]
This is part of the inscription in a book that Trientje Eilts Post (1808-1877) made for […]
When you donate an item to a library, archives, or other facility, ask them about their […]
his discharge having been burnt at the time his house was consumed by fire Sometimes it’s […]
Experimenting with ThruLines(tm) again, I realized a few additional things that are frustrating and was reminded of […]
My latest webinar on using ThruLines at AncestryDNA has been released and is available for ordering and download. […]
There’s a new version of the Standards Manual written by the Board for Certification of Genealogists […]
One would think that ThruLines would at least be consistent in presenting a lineage. That thought […]
Due to my catching some “bug,” we’ve moved the ThruLines webinar to 17 March at 8 […]
At least thirty-three of my DNA matches at AncestryDNA are related to me through Augusta Newman […]
I’ve never been a huge fan of migration trails. Of course, how our ancestors got from […]
I’ve received the pension images from the Civil War pension file for Thomas Graves who served […]
After some experimentation, I’ll keep using “ThruLines”(tm) while keeping the following things in mind: DNA may […]
Genealogists should use every record they can access to paint as accurate a picture of their […]
Your tree has not been changed with ThruLines(TM). What’s white is from your tree. What’s […]
We’re excited to offer an hour-long presentation on the new ThruLines(TM) functionality at AncestryDNA. This functionality […]
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