Inter-family deeds after a surviving parent dies can be one of the best sources of information. […]
The county border change between Bourbon and Fleming Counties in Kentucky actually impacted more than just […]
There is nothing like a little family financial drama when a relative is on their deathbed. […]
Due to numerous requests, we are offering a new section of this course. The structure will […]
I first encountered this poem while searching the issues of the Ostfriesische Nachrichten for something or […]
Thomas Sledd died in Bourbon County, Kentucky, around 1815. It took the family years to settle […]
In the interest of Thanksgiving, I’ll post my one known line of descent from Mayflower passengers. […]
We’ve turned our webinar sales page back on now through 30 November. Don’ta wait! There are […]
There are two numbers written in the cause of death portion of Henry Goldenstein’s 1921 death […]
It’s all about the sorting. Sometimes Ancestry.com seems to either try to help or just do […]
Volke’s parents, Ulfert and Fredericka Behrens essentially raised her daughter, but it was not over when […]
The story of the daughter of Volke (Behrens) Sartorius continues… According to the newspaper account, Volke’s […]
Apparently GenealogyBank.com wants user feedback. The “Was this a good match?” question was not on the […]
Normally one does not cite the index. Normally. There are three declarations of intention on page […]
Sometimes just a few years in our ancestor’s lives can shed the most details on their […]
“She had no fear of Harm.” A newspaper today would appear insensitive if it made word […]
I’m still trying to locate information on a “Harm Habbus” who apparently was in Clayton Township, […]
Genealogists remember the people they can’t find instead of the ones they can. It’s that way […]
These signatures from Edward Neill are at the end of a final report of the accounting […]
Our responsibility in research is to report what we find and leave the judgements about the […]
Sometimes the confirmation of an identity hinges on the comparison of signatures. That’s a good analytical […]
A reader once told me “I know more about the Trautvetters than I do my own […]
Straw deeds are not chattel deeds selling straw from one farmer to another. There’s a little […]
I looked for it so many times I was nearly blue in the face. The index […]
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