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I’ll be honest, I don’t like the phrase “genealogical proof.” There I said it. If I’m […]
I have three people I cannot find in the 1870 census. One I think must have […]
I could draw a chart out by hand or I could use graphic software, but I […]
It was common in the 19th century for newspapers to publish lists of letters that had […]
When a genealogist discovers a person moved from point A to point B, one of the […]
I had nagging doubts that started the minute “An 1875 Certificate of Purchase” was posted. Usually […]
It’s difficult to not view the lives of others through our own set of experiences. It’s […]
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Martha’s not my aunt (she’s not even my relative), but I took the plunge and purchased […]
We all bring our personal life with us to our genealogy research. That can impact how […]
Today’s posting on Genealogy Tip of the Day reminded me of a reference my Grandma Neill […]
The original is missing a corner and was bent at one point, but otherwise it is […]
Sometimes I am so busy taking pictures of tombstones and thinking about whose tombstones are in […]
I’ve written about the genealogy problem-solving process before. Essentially the four steps are: Understand the problem […]
Genealogy is more art than people realize. I’m not talking about watercolors Grandma painted or oil […]
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Between approximately 1850 and 1883, twenty-two of my maternal ancestors “crossed the pond.” They left from Ostfriesland, […]
In the old days of genealogy, we were told to fill out “research logs” where we […]
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It is frustrating when a record is only partially filmed or digitized. That’s what happened with […]
I’ve have quite a few double and triple cousins. Some of them are not all that […]
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