Carol Stetser
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A Visit to a Cemetery
April 26, 2019 Years ago one of my sons, who had been dragged by his family-historian mother to one too many cemeteries, told me that he thought I had a problem with cemeteries. He informed me that “normal” people don’t spend hours at cemeteries where they don’t even know the people who are buried there. …
What Kind of Relationship?
April 19, 2019 For many people, extended family probably means grandparents, aunts, uncles and first cousins, but for genealogists, it can mean more distant relatives. In fact, it can sometimes be difficult to keep track of all of those more distant relatives and how they’re related to us. What, for example, is a fourth cousin …
Brushing Up on Using the U.S. Census
April 12, 2019 Federal censuses are usually one of the first records genealogists learn to use when they begin United States research, in fact, it’s hard to imagine trying to do U.S. research without using censuses. In spite of this, many genealogists tend to take this wonderful resource for granted and don’t bother to learn …