Getting into genealogy can be a fun adventure, diving into your family’s past and uncovering stories that have been waiting to be told. But with all the twists and turns along the way, it helps to have some basic rules to guide you. Let’s break down the Genealogy Golden Rule and a few other tips … Continue reading Genealogy’s Golden Rule: Essential Guidelines for Family Sleuths
We've all heard the cautionary tale - the wrong crowd can lead someone down a troubling path. In this month's genealogy podcast episode #97, we delve into the life of Charles Kinzie, my first cousin four times removed, whose tale serves as a prime example. Charlie, as newspaper research shows, began a life of crime … Continue reading A Tale of Money, Crime, and Prison
What do you do with those documents of unsourced data shared online that have zero source citations attached to them? Episode #82 will give you some insight into what to do when you find these nuggets on unsourced documents in your research. Amy takes us on a mystery in her Sappington family where she has … Continue reading Using Unsourced Data to Locate Evidence
Our ancestors moved from town to town and across the country and the best way to track them down is to use land records. From the county level to the National Archives there are ways to find out where your ancestor may have gone and where they lived. Join us for episode #77 to learn … Continue reading Land Ho!
Episode #74 Overlooked Resources at Libraries and Archives Libraries and Archives have some special files hidden away that you might not know about but should request. These are the vertical files and the manuscript files. In this episode of the podcast, we discuss how to access these files and what you might find inside and … Continue reading What Gems Can You Find?
Ok, ok, we realize it's almost the end of January and this is just now being written and posted. But hey, at least it's completed. Like most genealogists out there we also have made a few new years resolutions. Amy plans to get rid of her piles of paperwork that are currently living in her … Continue reading 2020 Here We Come
This year we are starting a challenge for ourselves and our followers. Ok, mostly for me so I can make some headway on my research in a timely fashion. The challenge is to answer a question a week or a month (depending on how much research it will take). My first question of the … Continue reading Ask and you shall recieve…maybe
