What is the difference between indirect evidence and direct evidence? One good example is a voter’s list. Since a […]
When Barbara Haase made out her last will and testament in 1902 in Warsaw, Hancock County, […]
Relationship projections in DNA test results are estimations based upon shared DNA. The relationship is an […]
[still applicable today] From the former Ancestry Daily News Michael John Neill — 3/22/2006 […]
Part of my problem in utilizing my AncestryDNA matches to find relatives of my Irish forebears […]
Words matter. The recent post on a DNA discovery used the phrase “Potential DNA Match on […]
I might not have been going about it the wrong way, but I needed to change […]
We are usually told to cite our sources because it allows us to go back and […]
Due to some schedule changes, we have a few additional open spaces in our AncestryDNA class […]
An 1833 deed record in Coshocton County, Ohio, from Thomas Chaney to Abraham Chaney contains the […]
Historical timelines fitting your ancestor’s life into larger historical events are a good analytical tool. However… […]
The War of 1812 widow’s pension application for Jemima Meads (widow of Elisha) in Harford County, […]
Working only with transcriptions can sometimes be a hindrance. Handwriting sometimes itself is a clue. The […]
Family tradition has it that my maternal grandfather, John H. Ufkes (1917-2003), served in the Civilian […]
I’m working on analyzing DNA test results for an individual whose mother was likely the result […]
I search for a few of my unusual names in just about any database. It is […]
War of 1812 pension records from the National Archives are currently in the scanning process and […]
Ancestry.com has two seemingly similar record sets: “U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America [ELCA] Church Records, 1826-1945” […]
If one is not careful, one’s bookshelf can grow at an exponential rate. Mine increased by […]
Virgil Rampley appears in the “UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960.” He was a World War I […]
I’m not much on writing prompts, but since I just located the “missing” marriage information on […]
We had some issues with processing registrations for our online AncestryDNA class. Those issues have been […]
We sometimes say that we cite sources in genealogy for others. To an extent that […]
Based on many requests, we’ve added this class to our schedule for June/July: AncestryDNA–5 weeks Activities/Content: […]
Review is always a good thing. The Rothweiler family’s earliest known interaction with my Trautvetter family […]
Land records can contain a variety of information. This affidavit from 1942 discusses three generations of […]
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