It seems basic but I have had so many questions lately I’m posting it. START AT THE BEGINNING. Write down what you know – your name, birth date and location, marriage date and location, etc. Add the same information for your children. Then do your parents and siblings. If you don’t know these details for your parents ask. If your parents are deceased ask your siblings, your parents’ siblings – anyone you can think of who might know. Ask them…
America’s Top Ten Genealogical Repositories | FamilySearch.org This blog post lists the top ten best archives and libraries for genealogy. If your library participates in Interlibrary Loan it’s worth checking World Cat to see if they have your book. They assuredly do not loan every book but your librarian can determine if they will loan the one you want. Ancestor Hunting
The Biographical record of Logan … – Google Books From Google books and a free download. See if your ancestor’s biography is in this 1901 book. There are live links to some but not all of the biographies. Logan County Genealogy
I’m testing out Blog This! an extension for the Chrome browser. When I see something that I would like to share I can now do it with a click instead of making notes or attempting to remember it. This is from Michael John Neill’s Genealogy Tip of the Day. I’m a fan of Michael who also does Casefile Clues discussed here earlier. Genealogy Tip of the Day: Have You Overlooked an Alternate Spelling?: “Have You Overlooked an Alternate Spelling?Is it…
Some people just want to find out about their direct ancestors. They think that will be enough. They ignore all the external people they find: siblings of in laws, neighbors, business associates, anyone who isn’t their direct ancestor. They don’t know how addictive this “little” genealogy hobby will become.Don’t fall into that trap. When you find a person who married into your line and you see something about his brother write it down. Often when a person married into a…
All those records in Granite Mountain near Salt Lake City are being digitalized and will eventually be available online free. As you can imagine, there are millions of records which the LDS Church has collected over the years. They have the digitalizing down to a science and anticipate it will be completed in 10 years. That’s the worldwide collection. The indexing, which is necessary before you can search these records, is done by volunteers, checked and double checked, will take…
When the weather starts to turn, too cool for just a sheet, not cool enough for a blanket, I drag out my old quilt. As I did so this year I thought it was looking pretty tired. It is fraying, has some holes through one layer, has some spots and is yellowing. But it is still in one piece and still does its job. My friend Betty, who is a quilter, sent me something to soak it in that took…