Thirty Years
Do you have any ancestor in your tree for whom you have lots of information but over a limited time period? That’s my situation with… Read More »Thirty Years
Do you have any ancestor in your tree for whom you have lots of information but over a limited time period? That’s my situation with… Read More »Thirty Years
Provenance: a record of ownership; the place of origin Have you ever thought about the provenance for some of the records in your family files?… Read More »Provenance
Well, it is not Saturday night, but Sunday afternoon. However, Randy Seaver’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge this week was too good to pass up.… Read More »Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
I know. This post is being published on Sunday morning when I typically answer Randy Seaver’s “Saturday Night Genealogy Fun” challenge. However, I will not… Read More »DNA – By Parent
Draft Order Courier TribuneJanuary 20, 1941page 2 (Official List Continued) 1551 Donald Kirk Piper1552 Roy Lee Brannum1553 James Allen Poore Sr1554 Lynval Eugene Ball1555 Robert… Read More »Saturday Tidbits
I’m sure my readers have NEVER obtained a photocopy of a record without making sure the source of the copy was attached to the record.… Read More »Friday Find
Have you ever gone back thru your notes and sources for an individual and wished you had done a better job of documenting your findings?… Read More »Peoria and the Black Hawk War
Do you remember the days of snail mail? Thanks to a comment made by a reader of my previous post, Divorced, I used snail mail… Read More »Divorced Part 2
Have you ever requested land papers from the National Archives? Although I have quite a few potential requests that I could make, I’ve only requested… Read More »Land Dispute
When you come across a database that is actually an index to other records, do you try and locate those original records? As I’m creating… Read More »Commissioner