FamilySearch is indicating that the following database has been updated: Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, […]
Things don’t always dovetail quite this nicely. The 1850 census enumeration for Nazaire Drollette in Clinton […]
It took me a while to find the 1850 census for Nazaire Drollette in Clinton County, New […]
The following databases are showing as updated on FamilySearch since our last update: Arizona, Douglas, Arrival Manifests, […]
Despite what they may want you to believe, not every dead person is in an Ancestry.com tree. […]
I tried but it does not appear to work. In response to “A Leave Out Option,” […]
I try and not post really short things to this blog. Short tips and research suggestions […]
Like a lot of genealogical answers, “it depends.” If the marriage took place in a location […]
A search of the 1880 census for entries in Colusa County, California, indicated that there […]
Thanks to those who purchased webinars during my closeout sale. To let people complete missed downloads, etc. […]
It’s easy to sometimes gravitate to or from certain sources based upon our life and research […]
I’ve long been a fan of the four-step problem solving process as laid out by mathematician […]
This item from 1782 was located on GenealogyBank for James Rampley of Harford County, Maryland. It’s a seemingly […]
Due to a schedule conflict, these have been moved back one week from the original schedule. […]
Citations are not something I complete when I’m at the Family History Library. I know that I should, […]
They probably will never do it, but an improvement that I would like to see on […]
Our genealogy webinar closeout continues through 22 August (today). Download is immediate and presentations can be […]
Our recent post, “In the Beginning Was Page 50,” got me to thinking: How would I […]
The following databases are showing as updated on FamilySearch: Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 […]
I’m not really happy with this spreadsheet that I’ve started for Anson Butler. So before […]
The 1955 city directory for Peoria, Illinois, is included in Ancestry.com’s “US City Directories 1822-1989.” In attempting to interpret […]
Our genealogy webinar closeout continues through 22 August. Don’t wait!
Ancestry.com announced an “update” in it’s “US City Directories 1822-1989.” It’s clear from taking a look […]
Those of us with rural ancestors sometimes don’t think to use publications other than newspapers to […]
Elizabeth Shown Mills writes in Evidence Explained that “…we must remember: ‘The name’s the same’ does not mean […]
The following databases are showing as updated on FamilySearch United States, Freedmen’s Bureau, Records of the Superintendent […]
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