April 2019

Re-Learning to Use Shared Events

by Marcia Crawford Philbrick
April 18, 2019June 28, 2020

Have you used ‘shared events’ in your genealogy software? Michelle Simmons Lewis had a Facebook post today that is causing me to re-visit the concept of shared… Read More »Re-Learning to Use Shared Events

Todd to Crawford Deed Fayette County Kentucky

by Marcia Crawford Philbrick
April 17, 2019June 28, 2020

Fayette County, Kentucky County Court, Deed Book B, 1786-1807FS Film 1490705 item 3 DGS 8201383Image 481 – Index CCrawford Jas Todd [?] D 57 Image… Read More »Todd to Crawford Deed Fayette County Kentucky

Same Name Issue with Ancestry Hints

by Marcia Crawford Philbrick
April 16, 2019June 28, 2020

Is something causing Ancestry’s hinting system to merge people of the same name? I’m in the process of trying to disprove several Crawford men as… Read More »Same Name Issue with Ancestry Hints

Who Is This James Crawford?

by Marcia Crawford Philbrick
April 15, 2019June 29, 2020

Have you ever run across a record in a county you’ve been researching and have no idea how the person in the record fits with… Read More »Who Is This James Crawford?

ThruLines Validating Research

by Marcia Crawford Philbrick
April 14, 2019June 28, 2020

I’ve seen several negative posts and comments about Ancestry’s new DNA tool, ThruLines. I haven’t come close to looking at all of my lines, let alone… Read More »ThruLines Validating Research

Using Land to Verify Heirs

by Marcia Crawford Philbrick
April 13, 2019June 28, 2020

ne of the challenges I regularly face when researching my Crawford brick wall is trying to verify the identity of a James Crawford. That is… Read More »Using Land to Verify Heirs

David Crawford to Kinson

by Marcia Crawford Philbrick
April 12, 2019June 28, 2020

I found the following deed in Barren County for a James Crawford and his wife, Patsy. This James Crawford was living in Montgomery County, Ohio… Read More »David Crawford to Kinson

Locked FamilySearch Update

by Marcia Crawford Philbrick
April 11, 2019June 28, 2020

Are you using the county records on Family Search? If so, have you figured out the levels of access? Well, I thought I had until… Read More »Locked FamilySearch Update

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun

by Marcia Crawford Philbrick
April 10, 2019June 28, 2020

For this week’s mission (should you decide to accept it), answer the question:1) Have you done a good job of citing your sources in your genealogy management program… Read More »Saturday Night Genealogy Fun

David Crawford’s Will – Barren County, Kentucky

by Marcia Crawford Philbrick
April 9, 2019June 28, 2020

One of the tasks handed me during my ‘Brick Wall’ Consultation was to review all of my data and document the elimination of individuals as potential… Read More »David Crawford’s Will – Barren County, Kentucky