Category: Research and Resources
Posts that discuss specific books or databases for finding information about ancestors.
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A look at FamilySearch.org as part of your online family history eco-system. Part of the “Harmonizing Across Multiple Platforms” series.
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There are challenges to researching immigrant ancestors who came to America from Europe, but with luck, patience, and practice, you can assemble a reliable picture of their lives in their original homes.
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A look at Find-A-Grave as part of your online family history eco-system. Part of the Harmonizing Across Multiple Platforms series.
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The first of two artifacts that came to my possession, recently. This 60-minute tape has a lot of memories from my great-grandmother, Merle (Huff) Witter.
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Let’s see what this WordPress jalopy can do! As promised, I’m back from a brief summer hiatus. Kate and I took a road trip to Baltimore to visit the kids, and grab some pie at Perkins, and now we’re ready to settle back into our regularly scheduled programming. I haven’t exactly been idle on the…
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And embarking on the Tartan Trail A somewhat short post today, but it covers a lot of ground. I have known for some time now that James Livingston (1754-1829) was a Quaker, and last time I talked about this family, I gave you a sample of the kinds of records I was able to assemble…
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Using lessons learned from a different family In January I talked about finding some of my wife’s ancestors in the records of the Society of Friends (also called “Quakers”) in Indiana. As it happens, the skills I picked up as I learned about the Dyer family may help me learn more about my Scottish immigrant…
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Tips and Tricks for stirring up clues Even if you’re new to genealogy, you have probably already run across somebody posting a warning not to trust information from various common sources: And yet, people who are just starting on their family history journey are also bombarded with advice to look for clues in all of…
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Identifying “political correctness” as a bias in our research As I have conducted my family history research over the years, I have had to go back more than once and reconsider my biases. Like anyone else, I tend to think of my point of view as “neutral”—but it rarely is. My point of view was…
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There’s a whole mess of kin I tell my fellow researchers that I use this Substack newsletter as a family history tool, but what does that mean? Spotting the Gaps The main function of the newsletter is to share stories about my research. I don’t use Substack to search records or manage the tree, but…
Mightier Acorns 