Category: Research and Resources
Posts that discuss specific books or databases for finding information about ancestors.
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I couldn’t possibly explore everything there is to know about WikiTree, but here’s the briefest introduction to it that I know how to make!
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A challenging part of the tree: writing about people I didn’t know, but who living people DID know. Doing the job properly without being annoying – that’s the challenge!
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Finding evidence is never a straightforward process; here’s an examination of a source that holds as many questions as answers.
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It’s one thing to read about a method; it’s another thing to plan it out and put it into practice. But here is how I hope to close in on my Revolutionary War ancestor!
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Now that we’ve covered those who left, let’s begin looking at those who stayed in Milton Township!
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Pausing my Ancestry membership reminded me that my investment of time and money there doesn’t translate well to a tangible thing that others can use.
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A guided tour of the updates to Grandpa Bob’s WikiTree profile, with some of the stories that didn’t make it in.
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The past is foreign, and the people who lived there are complicated. We owe it to them and to ourselves to see them as clearly as possible, even through the murky filter of history.
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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.
Mightier Acorns 