Ancestors Named in Historical Statutes
Friday August 31, 2012
Statutes, or written laws set down by a legislature or other governing body, may seem pretty boring in concept. Sure they may provide the answer as to how old our ... Read More
Search Out the Unusual: French Funeral Procession Records
Friday August 31, 2012
Marie Josephine Favre Deschanel, great-grandmother of actress Emily Deschanel who portrays Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan on the FOX series Bones, died on 28 August 1950 in Lyon, France. Most French ... Read More
Where Did They Go?
Friday August 31, 2012
Raise your hands if you have an ancestor who disappeared from the records of a specific locality without the courtesy of a forwarding address. I bet most of you are raising your hands right now! ... Read More
Fascinating Oral Histories Online
Friday August 31, 2012
Most of us involved in researching our family tree have interviewed at least a relative or two. Asked questions about their parents, grandparents, school life and wedding day. Learned some ... Read More
Did You Turn the Page?
Tuesday August 28, 2012
You've found your ancestor's name in an online database, and better yet you can even view the actual digitized record, possibly packed with more details than you were hoping to ... Read More
A Family for Elsie
Tuesday August 21, 2012
The blog post I wrote about my mysterious envelope addressed to Miss Elsie Townley caught the attention of a relative last week, who provided some more information about Elsie's family. ... Read More
Disaster Proof Your Genealogy Data: Cloud-Based Backup and Storage
Tuesday August 14, 2012
Cloud storage and backup is becoming very popular with genealogists these days. If you're still a little unsure what cloud storage is all about, it is essentially off-site storage capacity ... Read More