May 2, 2025 This week I’ve been working on updating an older presentation on U.S. church records. It has been several years since I used this presentation. That means I need to make sure that the sources and resources I recommend are up to date. The problem is how to do that without spending …
Living History Museums
April 25, 2025 Unfortunately, time machines aren’t real. If they were, many genealogists would be the first in line to take a trip back in time. Although we often learn the basics of birth, marriage and death dates of our ancestors, that is frequently as much as we can discover. We all want to know …
Essential Resources: U.S. Censuses
April 18, 2025 I’ve been doing genealogy for decades. I’ve searched for records for my ancestors from county courthouses in obscure towns to the FamilySearch Library Salt Lake City. I’ve tramped through cemeteries in the United States and Europe. I’ve ordered pension files from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Each helped me to find …