The 1918 Prairie Farmer’s “Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders: Hancock County, Illinois,” which I recently purchased […]
When people are only able to remember part of the story it can be difficult to […]
Due to increased production and distribution costs, we’re having to raise our webinar prices for our […]
My favorite picture of the tombstone of my great-grandparents has my shadow across the bottom. Several […]
Ida May Sargent was born in 1874 the daughter of William Ira and Florence Ellen (Butler) […]
The online obituary for a distant relative included a comment section. Fairly typical stuff. In reading […]
This session assumes listeners/attendees have a basic understanding of what AncestryDNA offers, how to navigate their […]
I maintain the following genealogy blogs: Rootdig.com—Michael’s thoughts, research problems, suggestions, and whatever else crosses his […]
Christianna (DeMoss) Rampley was born in the later 1770s, probably in what is now Harford County, […]
I’ve made some slight revisions to the email I sent to my DNA matches on AncestryDNA. […]
Those of us with rural ancestors don’t have regular, annual directories like those often used by […]
Clark Sargent (born 1806 in Vermont to Samuel and Sarah (Gibson) Sargent) was not the only […]
The location of places whose names may be less than official can sometimes be difficult. In […]
I suppose admitting mistakes is bad genealogical form for someone who writes and speaks on genealogy, […]
George Adolph Trautvetter was born in 1869 in Walker Township, Hancock County, Illinois, and died in […]
DNA test kits for on AncestryDNA have been mailed off for two of my in-laws. The tests are […]
I’m starting to think that Ancestry DNA’s “circles” are going in circles. On 30 August I […]
I have always been a fan of “brute force” genealogical when it comes to locating information […]
The “classified” section of a newspaper can contain a variety of items. This one is a […]
Fannie (Rampley) Neill was born in Walker Township, Hancock County, Illinois, in 1883 and died in […]
Response to the AncestryDNA webinars has been overwhelming. As a result, we are: offering another live […]
John DeMoss was born in Baltimore County, Maryland, in the 1710s and died in Harford County, […]
Lillie’s tombstone in the New Loraine Cemetery, Loraine, Adams County, Illinois, indicates that she was born […]
Shared DNA matches can be confusing if one does not stop and think. Another descendant of […]
I’m contacting my AncestryDNA matches Here’s what I ended up saying: You and I are DNA matches […]
Hinrich was born in Wiesens, Ostfriesland, Germany, in 1823. He died in Elvaston, Hancock County, Illinois, […]
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