FamilySearch recently released “United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975” on their website. While I appreciate […]
We are offering this 3 session class as an online download and a “go at your […]
When I saw the index entry in Ancestry.com‘s “Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1519-1969” for Johann […]
The 1892 homestead application of Ekke Behrens of Weyerts, Nebraska, makes several good genealogical research points […]
I am fortunate enough to have a significant collection of pictures from my parents, grandparents, one […]
The details have been stripped since some individuals involved are still living. Working on a twentieth […]
Research is not just trolling for images of records and information. That’s gathering or harvesting. Research […]
The question is the occupation of two daughters of Christian Troutfetter in the 1880 census for […]
This post is not about how to complete a family tree to determine how you and […]
One reason I took a DNA test was so that I could make some discoveries on […]
My post on “Writing A Proof: Another Take” contained the phrase “Conduct a complete search of all relevant records that […]
Personally I think too many people “stress” about writing a proof argument. And I think that […]
Tamara Jones’ article on “Dutch Naming Myths” is a good, short, to-the-point read. Those whose ancestry […]
There are several reasons why errors appear in records. Have you ever thought while filling out […]
The ledger of my Grandfather Neill’s farm expenses only covers a few years in the early […]
It can be easy to get stuck in a rut even when one is solving problems, […]
Regular readers know that my family tree is full of relatives who are related to me […]
Years ago, early in my research I was having difficulty interpreting a phrase in an old […]
One is not always this fortunate. This record is from the guardianship of Francis and Louise […]
It can be a good problem-solving approach: asking yourself “where did they get that?” The “that” […]
I will probably never know what the letter inside the 1960-era envelope was about or who […]
It’s always great to determine a DNA match–particularly when it is on a family you’ve been […]
This image comes from part of an expense submission by John Herbert to the estate of […]
I discovered a court case that was appealed to the Illinois State Supreme Court while searching […]
We are offering a new section of our “US Land Records” class during April and May […]
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