June 21, 2024 For many genealogists, locating an ancestor’s naturalization records is a major goal. Those documents mark the beginning of a new life for an immigrant ancestor and changed not only his life but that of his descendants. Thanks to widespread digitization and indexing, naturalization records are easier to find now. Many of …
Family Legends
June 14, 2024 Family legends are a fun part of genealogy. Many a genealogist has heard a story about a great-great grandmother who was a Cherokee princess or the three brothers who immigrated from Ireland together. One of them left to go West and no one ever heard from him again. There are all sorts …
Cemetery Peonies
June 7, 2024 The peonies all over town are in full bloom now. This is a good year for them, and it seems as if nearly every yard has a clump of the white, pink, red or yellow beauties. Peonies have always been showy yard flowers, but they have also been grown for a …