July 31, 2026 As most genealogists know, researching female ancestors is difficult. We often feel we’ve done well if we identify birth, marriage and death dates for women. That’s too bad because the women in your family tree are just as important and interesting as the men. On my own family tree, I’ve found …
Divorces – Maybe Not so Rare
July 24, 2026 It is a common belief that divorce was rare in the United States before the second half of the twentieth century. Because of this, genealogists often don’t bother to even look for divorce records. While divorce was less common in earlier eras, it was not as rare as you might think. …
Crossing the Pond
July 17, 2027 For those whose ancestors arrived in the United States later than about 1850, it’s usually easy to trace their lines back to the original immigrant. For many of us that’s not enough. We want to travel even further back in time with our relatives. To do that, we must leave U.S. …