The problem was simple–“My ancestors were married in Kentucky in 1820 and I have no idea […]
ArchiveGrid searches materials inventoried and cataloged in special collections across the United States. It is a […]
If you have one of the tests done–despite which one you do, time spent waiting […]
I’ve written about this before, but sometimes I am still amazed that livestock pedigrees as far […]
It’s apparently in progress, but for now it is just a big tease. There is a […]
I’m still not certain what was meant by “not of this country” in an 1830 legal […]
Years ago I obtained the will of a relative in Chicago from 1947. All I got […]
Legal notices that appear in newspapers can be a great genealogical source. They can make researchers […]
In 1902 Philip Troutfetter was arrested in Boston, Massachusetts, after having been on the run for […]
It never really dawned on me until just now. Just how literate was your ancestor? The […]
Part of the 1763 will of Joseph Daby from Middlesex County, Massachusetts, reads “…was my Sons […]
One never knows what will be in “free text” records until one actual reads them. The […]
The Bedford County, Pennsylvania tax lists on FamilySearch are wonderfully extant. This lists includes original records that […]
Personal and property tax records are one of those documents that usually have to be analyzed […]
“You don’t know what you don’t know until you know you don’t know it.” I’ve been […]
I’m scheduling lectures and all-day seminars from now through 2020. If you’d like to have me […]
This is an excellent example where understanding the records being accessed and crafting an accurate citation […]
From the former Ancestry Daily News by Michael John Neill — 8/31/2005 This week we look […]
It always goes without saying that the entire image should be referenced. As a reminder, the […]
I decided to add Pennsylvania Land Records: A History and Guide for Research by Donna Bingham Munger to […]
The “new” FindAGrave is still “new.” I took a second look to see if anything was […]
This is the first in a series of posts on the land of Thomas Chaney of […]
It is all about how things are ordered and how people are described. There are two […]
A recent private email mentioned the Palmer Method of writing and asked when it came into favor (the […]
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 […]
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