This Civil War veteran was survived by his wife, Sarah Ellen Graves, who died in Macon, […]
Join me on one of my two research trips in the summer of 2019: Allen County, […]
According to Ancestry.com‘s 1870 census “index entry” for William L. Newman in Prairie Township, Hancock County, Illinois, […]
This marriage license comes was dated 14 Dec 1925 and is from the county records of […]
FamilySearch recently announced that “Iowa, Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty, 1862-1910” was new or had […]
I had a great time presenting a remote webinar for the Tazewell County Genealogical Society in […]
Part of a 1796 deed in Harford County, Maryland, from James Rampley to Jesse Kent states: […]
People throw around the phrase “deductive reasoning,” but I’m not certain that everyone really knows the […]
When I first started working on the matches for one of my DNA tests, I discovered […]
I’ve been reviewing several tombstone photographs we took several years ago. There are a few things […]
Our genealogy offerings include a half off discount on my AncestryDNA class. We have more details on […]
I’ve researched my family’s genealogy for over thirty years. A lot has changed in that time […]
Everyone has people they cannot find in various census records. I have them as well. Ira […]
It is always good to contemplate who could haves slipped through the cracks in the records […]
In a word: no. First of all, “proof” in the genealogical sense is the coalescence of […]
After much thought, I’ve requested removal of my DNA test kit from the FamilyTreeDNA site. The […]
This started out in an attempt to find Minerva Strobel in the 1870 census. It is […]
There’s chatter regarding the recent announcement about the “FBI and FamilyTreeDNA.” Some of the chatter is […]
We still have openings in our three session class on using US census records 1850-1940. Join […]
On 2 December 1898, the Warsaw Bulletin, published in Warsaw, Illinois, indicated that Mike Troutvetter[sic] was headed […]
Census instructions matter, but genealogists do not always read them as often as they should. The […]
The classified ads in a newspaper can provide more clues about something than simply who was […]
Many things are relative. The use of word “instant” (often abbreviated as “inst.”) is one of […]
When searching and utilizing marriage records, do you always consider the age of the bride and […]
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