My post on “Writing A Proof: Another Take” contained the phrase “Conduct a complete search of all relevant records that […]
Personally I think too many people “stress” about writing a proof argument. And I think that […]
Tamara Jones’ article on “Dutch Naming Myths” is a good, short, to-the-point read. Those whose ancestry […]
There are several reasons why errors appear in records. Have you ever thought while filling out […]
The ledger of my Grandfather Neill’s farm expenses only covers a few years in the early […]
It can be easy to get stuck in a rut even when one is solving problems, […]
Regular readers know that my family tree is full of relatives who are related to me […]
Years ago, early in my research I was having difficulty interpreting a phrase in an old […]
One is not always this fortunate. This record is from the guardianship of Francis and Louise […]
It can be a good problem-solving approach: asking yourself “where did they get that?” The “that” […]
I will probably never know what the letter inside the 1960-era envelope was about or who […]
It’s always great to determine a DNA match–particularly when it is on a family you’ve been […]
This image comes from part of an expense submission by John Herbert to the estate of […]
I discovered a court case that was appealed to the Illinois State Supreme Court while searching […]
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