Category: Research and Resources
Posts that discuss specific books or databases for finding information about ancestors.
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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!
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We learned some tragic details in The Ballad of Mrs. Steele, but there are hints of other tragedies in her parents stories. Today we look at her mother’s life and the people in it, hoping to figure out some answers.
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The brain is an amazing instrument, capable of making great advancements, but also of making persistent stories. Understand how we think and why we tell stories can help us do a better job of learning new things and sharing that new knowledge. But sometimes, we still meet resistance…
Mightier Acorns 