Category: Research and Resources
Posts that discuss specific books or databases for finding information about ancestors.
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I got some pretty good mileage out of doing the “Family Reunion” and “Wavetops” series, based on the “My Sixteen” idea. Now I’m ready for another challenge – one that might feel familiar to some of you!
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One last family in the Milton Township Diaspora series: The Fergusons. We know they were the last to leave by about ten years.
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Everybody needs a little more help this year – here are some things to think about as you consider where you want to put your money.
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Sometimes we feel overwhelmed by how much more there is to learn every time we run into an obstacle. These are some examples, and a few tips for maintaining your patience!
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All of those old local histories and genealogies out there are interesting, but what do you do with them once you find them?
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The tools we have for tracking what we know (or think we know) about our ancestors can be great – but when we don’t have information that can be fully supported with evidence, adding a new hypothetical relationship can be tricky. I may have a lead on a newly identified sister for my Witter family,…
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A major addition to the Callin Family History project stemmed from the thinnest of clues. Thanks to random strangers on the Internet, I was able to build those clues into a tree with hundreds more cousins.
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Married after the end of the Second World war, my maternal grandparents embarked on a lengthy 50-year journey. Here’s a taste of it!
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An update on where we are with the Berlin family – tidying my ancestors and leaving clues for one or two other families.
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Another case of chasing the records for a family that turns out not to be who I was looking for. But this time, I am left with a tiny sliver of progress, too!
Mightier Acorns 