Have you reached a brick wall that is driving you crazy? Once you’ve been over the wall, under the wall and on each side of the wall with no results, you begin to feel frustrated and as if the situation … Continued
Over the years I have run into several sensitive issues on various sides of the family. Each family has a different way of dealing with this information. For some families it is a well known secret, for others they do not … Continued
The Social Security Death Index is most commonly known as the SSDI. This is a great resource to use in genealogy research, to determine when an individual died or if an individual is deceased. Please beware that this is not … Continued
I had a cousin that provided me with the family Bible of my great-great grandparents. This was a huge, but pleasant surprise at the time. The Bible was a large Bible dating back to the 19th Century. Tenderly I cradled … Continued
Last week, I shared information on how military records can provide guidance to an ancestor’s appearance. This information includes height, color of eyes and color of hair. So how can I go a step further to determine my ancestor’s … Continued
Have you wondered what an ancestor used to look like? Yet, there is no picture of this individual for you to see their image. So, how do you find out what an ancestor looked like? One of the best places … Continued
I had a great-uncle who disappeared without a trace. Family legend stated he disappeared in 1934, but he was listed on the 1940 census with his family. This confused me. I thought that he did not disappear until after 1940 … Continued