Carol Stetser
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Middle Names: Help or Hindrance
July 8, 2022 Naming patterns can sometimes be helpful in determining the parentage of ancestors. Middle names can also help us identify family relationships. Sometimes the mere fact that someone was given a middle name can help us figure out when he was born. In the United States, middle names were seldom used until …
Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America
July 1, 2022 David Hackett Fischer’s Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America is my favorite genealogy book. I’ve recommended it dozens of times over the last twenty years. Most of the folks I’ve recommended it to later told me how much they’d enjoyed the book. They all agreed it was “must reading” for anyone …
Mining for Genealogical Gold with Prospector
June 24, 2022 If you’re not already using Prospector, you’re missing out on a great genealogical resource. Prospector is a library book sharing service that includes more than 200 public, academic and special libraries in Colorado and Wyoming. Between these libraries, users have access to over 30 million books. All it takes to access this …