February 28, 2025 I always enjoyed the family stories that older members of the family told. As a genealogist, I’ve researched many of these family tales and learned that the tales are sometimes true but often aren’t. There are even a few that I can’t prove or disprove, despite decades of trying. My maternal …
February 21
February 21, 2025 I suppose every family has its own special days during the year. These are not universal holidays like the Fourth or July or Christmas that everyone celebrates. Rather, they’re the days that are only meaningful to a certain family. In my family one of the special days of the year was the …
Don’t Dismiss Online Trees
February 14, 2025 I’ve written about online family trees in the past, but I think the topic is worth revisiting. Online family trees are one of my favorite sources of clues for genealogy research. These trees are readily available on paid and free genealogy websites ranging from Ancestry to Family Search to My Heritage. Anyone …