In Ancestry.com‘s “Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011,” the Social Security numbers have been “removed” from the images […]
We’ve converted my AncestryDNA class into a series of presentations–no “online attendance.” Download and view at […]
I struggle with terms and definitions. In this blog post, I muse on “statements.” This is […]
I’ve written about this trunk before and have actually had it for over ten years. It’s […]
While working on something totally unrelated, I realized that I did not have the 1880 agricultural […]
We’re excited to offer this new session on 6 November 2018! Check out the details on […]
Homestead records can contain many clues. Like most records, the “best clues” are often the ones […]
An earlier post (“Aunt Caty Warned Out of Addison in 1814“) mentioned a “warning out” a […]
In February of 1814, Caty Roe was “warned out of Addison, Vermont, and told to “Depart […]
Sometimes there simply are no contemporary records of an event. A researcher can cry, whine, beg […]
Sometimes it is difficult balancing genealogical research theory with the way in which some materials are […]
I took this cemetery photograph several years ago at the Norwood Cemetery in Mercer County, Illinois […]
Note: this post is originally from 2015, but we’ve moved it here and combined two posts […]
We’re excited to offer this new session on 13 November 2018! Check out the details on […]
On page 24 Elizabeth Shown Mills in Evidence Explained (2015, Genealogical Publishing Company) defines the following terms: original sources as […]
The newspaper said the picture was not of a “kewpie doll,” but instead was a four […]
It can always be a challenge to transcribe a document when there are no others with […]
Back in the early days of my research, after attending a lecture or a seminar, I […]
It is easy to see how this was indexed as “Habbe Wen” on Ancestry.com. It’s also easy […]
Note: These records appear to have been updated and the issues discussed have been corrected. However […]
What’s on FamilySearch is free, but navigating and refining search results is not always easy. In this presentation […]
“Good enough” is a phrase that sometimes really isn’t actually good enough. The widow’s pension […]
Abbreviations and symbols are great, but can be confusing when users are unaware of what they […]
Occasionally I get called to task in private emails for pointing out difficulties with databases and […]
Some will bemoan the fact that people don’t cite their sources, research too quickly, and give […]
[This post about old farming practices somehow turned into one on copyright.] Some days I think […]
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