Carol Stetser
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Timothy Terry’s Middle Name
February 3, 2023 Benjamin Franklin famously wrote “nothing is certain but death and taxes.” If you’re a genealogist, you can add another certainty. Once something is online, it will be there forever. It’s especially true if what’s posted online is wrong. My third great grandfather, Timothy Terry, was born in 1798 in Canada. He …
Using Family Search Family Tree
January 27, 2023 Getting started is often the hardest part of undertaking a new genealogy project. For me, one of the best ways to begin is to look at what’s already been done. Family Search’s Family Tree is a great place to check out that research. Family Tree is my go-to source for clues that …
Norwegian Heritage Immigrant Website
January 20, 2023 Lately, I have been looking into several of my ancestors’ voyages to America. My Swedish ancestors all arrived in New York City between 1865 and 1880. I have found their passenger lists and wanted to find out more about what their trips to America were like. Thanks to an autobiographical sketch, …