I’ve thought quite a bit about how the elusive Benjamin Butler would appear in the 1860 […]
It is easy to go in circles searching for information from genealogical databases. That’s why the […]
Our earlier post about marriage dates before approximate birth dates in the trees at Ancestry.com indicated […]
It can be so tempting to take those names off an online tree and incorporate them […]
Warning flags are one way Ancestry.com tries to help users reduce the number of errors their […]
The short answer to the question posed by the title of this post is: “I’m not […]
I’m looking forward to returning to Southern California for the Southern California Genealogical Society’s Genealogy Jamboree. I’ll be […]
A few thoughts on missing female ancestors. These are not comprehensive and may apply to difficult […]
The spelling of names and the name to use for an ancestor can be a confusing […]
I’ve redacted the identifying information from this “facts” posting in a tree at Ancestry.com. The frustrating thing is […]
A question about “leaps of genealogical faith” was posted by a colleague on their Facebook wall, […]
By popular demand, we’re bringing this course back…. Organizing Genealogical Information: A Short Course With Michael John Neill […]
We are gearing up for my 2016 group trip to the Family History Library in Salt […]
Like everyone else, I have ancestors who used more than one name. Sometimes it can be […]
A few quick reminders before searching for someone in any online database or set of digitized […]
While this post is about the ELCA records database on Ancestry.com, the issues discussed here could easily […]
[reprinted from old blog site on 20 May 2015–with some additions] I use the online trees […]
Registrations being accepted until 9:30 am central on 12 March. The first full week of March […]
We appreciate those who let others know about Rootdig. Word of mouth marketing is easy on our […]
On 7 March 2016 my great-grandparents would have been married 100 years. That’s not how Ancestry.com has […]
Note: I don’t quite have my views on this “ironed out” yet, but thought it was […]
Wills can hint at family squabbles. Researchers need to be careful and not overdramatize the family […]
One finds artwork in the most unusual places. I’m certain this black and white image does […]
The brother of an ancestor got drunk and belligerent with his mother. His brothers were unable […]
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