Category: Research and Resources
Posts that discuss specific books or databases for finding information about ancestors.
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Telling the story of immigrants is complicated – why they came, where they went, and who they became. This Danish family’s story is complicated by the different ways surnames were rendered before and after the 1856 naming law, and the variations between English and European spelling conventions. But “complicated” doesn’t mean “impossible”
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Finding and evaluating published family histories is a vital part of tying your research to that of your predecessors.
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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…
Mightier Acorns 