Land records can contain a variety of information. This affidavit from 1942 discusses three generations of […]
I have two ancestors that I cannot find in 1870: John Ufkes and Ira Sargent. Both […]
Ancestry.com recently announced the digital publication of “U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America[ELCA], Swedish American Church […]
Ancestry.com recently announced that “New York State, Death Index, 1957-1968” had been released on their site. This […]
Her name was Anna and his name was Johann. Ancestry.com in their digitized records from ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran […]
I read a post by a well-known author that opined about ways to write about “boring […]
This entry from the 10 January 1849 issue of the Rockford Forum provided information on the marriage of […]
I’m plowing very slowly through copies of fifty letters from the Staack-Ehmen collection at the Nebraska […]
In May of 1879, Ostfriesen immigrant William Ehmen was in Nebraska. Desiring to bring fellow Ostfriesens […]
In “Bounty Land Warrants Go to Heirs Not Debtors in 1859,” I mentioned a newspaper article […]
An earlier post mentioned searching newspapers for references to ancestral associates. While searching for information on […]
[reposted from 2014] This 1852 era military bounty land warrant was issued to James Kile for […]
In an ongoing effort to learn a little more about the 78th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, I’ve […]
We are excited to again offer our 5-week session on United States land records in May […]
I’ll be passing through Lincoln, Nebraska, on the way home from Salt Lake City later this […]
There’s been much gnashing of genealogical teeth over the use of GedMatch to develop a list […]
It doesn’t take long for a genealogist with immigrant ancestors to realize that families do not […]
Ancestry.com has updated “U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002.” Ancestry.com indicates that the source of this data […]
There are several reasons why deeds don’t often tell genealogists as much as we would like, […]
How I wish the 1910 census had been microfilmed in color. If so, these abbreviations might […]
I am thinking out loud here. I’m typing up my ahnentafel chart for presentation on my […]
A collection at the Nebraska State Historical Society contains over one hundred letters written to a […]
Professional Genealogy: Preparation, Practice & Standards edited by Elizabeth Shown Mills is off the presses and ready […]
Ancestry.com has “New York, Sing Sing Prison Admission Registers, 1865-1939” as “recently added database.” It is […]
Riley is sitting on my lap as I review some recent discoveries. His advice is related […]
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