Carol Stetser
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Finding Distant Cousins
April 5, 2019 This week I found two, previously unknown, distant cousins. It’s always a thrill to connect to branches of the family tree that have been out of contact for generations. Unfortunately though, it’s not always simple to find those distant branches of our trees. Most often, no one in our immediate family knows …
Beyond Obits: Newspaper Research
February 22, 2019 Since obituaries often contain the only biographical information available about an ancestor, most genealogists search for them. Unfortunately, many family historians confine their newspaper research to obituaries and overlook many other potential articles that can fill in the blanks in a family history. Because so many newspapers are now digitized and readily …
More Library Databases
February 15, 2019 Bob Larson, LCGS Education Chair, recently wrote about using free library databases. Bob’s coverage of several library databases such as Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest was excellent, and it reminded me of other databases that are also available through public library websites. The Poudre River Public Library District offers a couple of useful …