My original genealogy database started in the mid-1980s when I began using Personal Ancestral File. I […]
When Tonjes Jurgens Ehmen wrote his will in 1864, it appeared as if his wife, Schwantje, […]
The will of Tonjes Jurgens Ehmen, of Adams County, Illinois, is dated 21 April 1864. It […]
Published in 1992, Ann Lainhart’s 1992, State Census Records, is an overview of what state censuses […]
The “name’s the same” can be a big problem–even when that name is not too common. […]
There are times when I really wonder just how many genealogists are really involved in the […]
Genealogists who have used Family History Library microfilm known that it is not unusual for items […]
My trip to Salt Lake in May/June 2017 is half full. We spend an entire week […]
What’s on your genealogical Christmas wish list? My membership to American Ancestors is one of my annual […]
Pension updates for Civil War veterans were regularly published in certain newspapers throughout the United States. […]
It was probably one of the first guidebooks I ever read and it’s one of the […]
It’s not often that I encounter a marriage record for someone’s fifth marriage. This 1883 marriage […]
“Next time, the people will let Mr. Sledd slide.” February of 1861 saw the United States […]
The “record” for Johann Friederich Janssen in Ancestry.com‘s “Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1519-1969” makes him the […]
Locating Jan Mimken Habben in Ancestry.com‘s “Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1519-1969” was fairly easy. I […]
I had always wondered about the first name of George. My Habben family was the […]
I’m not a huge fan of the “We’re Related” app that Ancestry.com has developed for various phones. This […]
We have our webinars back for Cyber Monday sale extended through 29 November–save 20% on your […]
For those who don’t understand how cousins are counted…it’s easy. My uncle has three sons: the […]
It is bad enough when records only list people using their initials. In this entry from […]
It’s a lovely picture of the military service stone on the grave of Claude Sartorius near […]
We all have things we can learn, especially when our research crosses into new areas and […]
Some names are made for “unexact” searches or the use of wildcards. Trautvetter is one of […]
I’ve been using the database “Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1519-1969,” as published on Ancestry.com. We’ll have […]
The headstone application for Claude Sartorius appears in “Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963,” on Ancestry.com. There […]
Researcher walks into the courthouse and asks for the Udder Book. Clerk has no idea what […]
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