I’ve decided to take another stab at the family of John Gibson (born in Stow, Massachusetts […]
We are now able to accept mail-in orders for the Genealogy Tip of the Day book for those […]
Haste makes waste. A search on GoogleBooks for Samuel and Sarah (Gibson) Sargent brought up the […]
It’s the only signature I have for John Michael Trautvetter: when he gave consent for his […]
As mentioned on Genealogy Tip of the Day, I recently discovered another variant spelling for my […]
I will be presenting a webinar on 19 January 2020 using the new features of AncestryDNA. […]
It would be easy to conclude that these letters are lower-case “t”s with a cross. They […]
This is a page that appears before a microfilmed copy of declarations of intent for Hamilton […]
This originally appeared in the Ancestry Daily News on 2/29/2000 This is a semi-serious look at […]
Writing is an excellent way to refine your research and notice mistakes, omissions, and opportunities. This […]
Genealogists spend time researching, organizing, analyzing, and writing. But what proportion of time do you spend […]
Note: I’m not a lawyer and I don’t play one on the Internet. Seek legal counsel […]
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 […]
It’s available! Genealogy can be confusing and sometimes what the family historian needs is something short […]
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 […]
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