Today we inaugurate a new president. So, this seemed a good time to discuss our familial relationships with a President of the United States. So, how can we determine if there might be a connection with one of our forty-five … Continued
With a New Year on the horizon, I decided to let you ask the questions for upcoming blog post. I would love to answer some of your top genealogy questions. What genealogy questions do you have? What has been your … Continued
Recently I took a group of residents in my day job to the Historical Museum in our city. Having only lived here for a year, there is a lot I don’t know about the city. However, I realized how helpful … Continued
So you’re interested in genalogy and went onto Ancestry.com and began to look at the hints. There are so many options and there the information differs. How do I know which is correct? Reliable source—does the tree have reliable … Continued
I recently had someone ask me this very question. What does a 3rd cousin 5x removed mean? This is a very common question in genealogy. So lets see if we can break it down. How do we understand genealogy relationships? … Continued
Do you have a family legend that you wonder if it is true? When I began Genealogy that legacy was proving our relationship to Davy Crockett. Do you want to discover more about this family … Continued
Recently, I was visiting with a friend who owns a well-established music store. However, she was excited by a find she’d made earlier in the day. She discovered a piece of music stamped with a music store in that area … Continued
I shared with you over the last few weeks how I’ve broken through one of my brick walls. While traveling to another part of the state, I stopped to retrieve an obituary I needed. Was this truly my great-great grandfather? … Continued
While breaking through this brick wall I currently had a conversation with several other genealogists. We all agreed that when we have a common name such as Mary Smith, John Davis, etc. Then it is almost impossible to find the … Continued
I told you last week about how I discovered my ancestor, Ariovistus. He had such a unique name that I wondered what it meant. I knew this wasn’t a family name so where did it come from. I decided to … Continued