“Working from the known to the unknown” is advice often given to beginning genealogists. The premise […]
Working with the DNA of the relatives the researcher “knows all about” can increase their analytical […]
There were 283 digital images that I received from the Mexican War Pension file of Gardner […]
Excitement about discoveries should never cause us to forget what we know and to put aside […]
This is the first time I have ever found a relative’s photograph in an archival collection […]
Early registration for my webinar on “Problem-Solving with DNAPainter and GedMatch” ends on 20 November 2018. […]
I’ve been working on DNA matches at AncestryDNA in an attempt to make discoveries and validate connections […]
Sometimes I use the “Suggested Records” at Ancestry.com because sometimes some of them are helpful. And […]
I can’t decide if I like the Ancestry.com ads for AncestryDNA with Kelly Ripa or not. My DNA […]
Based upon suggestions from readers, we’ve put together this session on DNAPainter and GedMatch combined on […]
I don’t think Joseph Sargeant entertained his cattle in the 21st century sense, but that is […]
It’s a derivative copy of a derivative copy of Gardner Ramsey’s death certificate. Classification of sources […]
DNA analysis is more complicated when there are multiple relationships with your DNA matches and […]
Rolf Habben was an uncle of my great-great-grandfather Johann Ufkes. Rolf Habben was also a brother-in-law […]
For years the main indexes genealogists used were census indexes. We were glad to have them. […]
This session will focuses on the free aspects of DNA Painter at http://www.dnapainter.com. We will discuss […]
I’ve been painting my DNA matches in DNAPainter. It’s fun, but it’s not really about the […]
Any item taken from a record out of context has the potential to confuse other researchers […]
The 1880 enumerator in Floyd County, Georgia, encountered a Wilkins family headed by Anonymous. There was […]
We’re excited to offer this new session on 13 November 2018! Check out the details on […]
I have three people I cannot find in the 1870 census. One I think must have […]
To be honest, I never gave it much thought. The probate settlement of John J. Trautvetter […]
I posted this as a joke to my personal Facebook page: Order your AncestryDNA today kit so […]
Are you putting all your genealogy eggs in one basket? Do you only use one genealogy […]
For any legal document, distinguish what the document explicitly says, what is implied by state statute […]
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