Category: Research and Resources
Posts that discuss specific books or databases for finding information about ancestors.
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Behind the scenes is no way to work – so here’s the first of (I hope) many updates on my #OneNameStudy progress.
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Sometimes progress feels like a step backward. But it is still a step in the right direction.
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Another installment of the Callin families who stayed in Milton Township, Ohio, after the first generation of settlers (James and John) died.
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I’ve been hesitant to dive as deeply into this tool as I have with some of the others. Perhaps your mileage will vary?
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Even those who remained don’t seem to have stayed put for long. A generation after Ann and Henry Campbell, their Campbell descendants were scattered far to the south and west of Ohio.
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An irregularly-periodic update on the Callan Name Study.
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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!
Mightier Acorns 