August 15, 2025 This week I took a tour of the Coe Library at the University of Wyoming with the Albany County Genealogical Society. The tour focused on the library’s resources for genealogists. Highlights included the Chisum Special collections and an overview of the university’s huge digital newspaper collection. Anyone who has ancestors in …
Lots of Cousins
August 8, 2025 I’ve always known there were lots of cousins on my Fernelius side of the family. As it turns out, I don’t have a huge number of first cousins on this side – only seven. However, when I researched an earlier generation the number of cousins exploded. My dad was one of …
Ancestral Occupations
August 1, 2025 I’ve never paid much attention to the occupations of my ancestors. Like many family historians, I’ve assumed that most of them were farmers. I’ve recently realized that this means I know less about my ancestors than I might. Knowing someone’s occupation can help us understand why an ancestor lived where he did, …