Would you like to host a family reunion, but don’t know where the descendants for a given ancestor are living? When I was hosting the McKee Family Reunion, I ran into this issue on over half of the still living … Continued
So, it’s time to host a family reunion, but you don’t have a large budget. Where can you host a family reunion? State Park—many state parks have covered picnic area’s they rent out for a very reasonable rate. Most are … Continued
Question: My ancestors came from Germany, but I don’t know the biggest religion of the Germans at that time. A quick search showed that most German’s were Lutherans and about 1/3 were Catholic. You also have the German … Continued
Question: I’ve Been told the government drafted single men before they would a married man. Single men were taken first over married men during the draft, but married men did fight also. Usually {during WWI at least} because they wanted … Continued
Question: Why can’t I find draft cards for the Civil War? The Civil War did not have draft cards. However, on March 3, 1863 the Civil War Military Draft Act was passed by congress. This was for a required three … Continued
If they are all in the same area, than more than likely there is a common ancestor somewhere in the mix. However, finding that connection is not easy. Now, let me clarify. If the surname is a common one such … Continued
Question: It seems as though for my situation my 2nd great grandfather Robert, who was the one born in 1818, just appeared one day. This is more common than we may think at first. I understand your pain about Robert … Continued
Question: do you have any idea why or where I could look to find out why none of them were in the military at all during the Civil War, WWI or WWII? Why was my ancestor not in the … Continued
For the next few weeks I am going to be answering questions from some of my readers. Question: I’ve been researching my family, and cannot find any of them on the 1870 census. They are on the … Continued
I love Ancestry.com and they offer many wonderful services. One of these services is to upload your family tree and attach records to that tree. This makes it very easy and convenient. However, there are some reasons to save your … Continued