I know where “Chili” is in Hancock County, Illinois, but apparently there’s a part of it […]
Ancestry.com is indicating that it’s “U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947” is updated as of […]
The Allen County Public Library is one of the largest genealogical libraries in the United States. […]
“Years After Leaving–An Estate Settlement” did not really discuss where to go next based upon the […]
Federal land records from the United States Bureau of Land Management are one of those types […]
Typically one does not look for estate settlement information on someone who has not lived in […]
Hinrich Sartorius was born Ostfriesland, Germany, in 1837 and died in Adams County, Illinois, in 1912. […]
Tips & Quips for the Family Historian by Elizabeth Shown Mills arrived a while back and I’ve […]
Ebay is an occasional genealogical temptation. Today I made another discovery on Ebay and gave into temptation. The image […]
I’m still playing with my results on AncestryDNA, so I’m still learning. However there is one thing […]
Johann Luken Jurgens Ehmen Goldenstein was born in 1814 in Wrisse, Ostfriesland, Germany, where he died […]
There is still room to join me on my annual trip to the Allen County Public […]
Maria (Bruns) Fecht was born in Wiesens, Ostfriesland, Germany, and died probably in Hancock County, Illinois, […]
I have hundreds of cousin matches on AncestryDNA. I’m not yet certain how many I will […]
I spent a successful week in Salt Lake at the Family History Library with my group. […]
Hinrich Jacobs Fecht was born in 1823 in Wiesens, Ostfriesland, Germany, and died in 1912 in […]
I was surprised just a little with my Ancestry.com DNA test results which came in over the […]
Antje was born in Wiesens, Ostfriesland, Germany, in 1823 and died in Hancock County, Illinois, in […]
There is still time to sign up. Please let me know if you signed up and […]
I was hurriedly looking at records the last day I was at the Family History Library […]
I like to research. It is fun to find things. The “thrill of the hunt” is […]
Mimke Lubben Habben was born in 1823 in Velde, Ostfriesland, Germany and died in 1877 in […]
We are again offering my popular “Organizing Genealogy Information” class this June–starting later in the month. […]
There are qualifiers with this probable ancestor of mine: Margaret. She is enumerated in the 1850 […]
Ancestry.com‘s “Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903” has recently been updated on […]
Benjamin Butler was born about 1819 probably in New York State. He died in the 1880s […]
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