September 6, 2024 Today is the 101st anniversary of my dad’s birth. He was born September 6,1923 in South Weber, Utah on his family’s farm. Life was very different when Dad was born. When it was time, the doctor showed up at my grandparents’ house for the delivery. There was no rush to the …
Census Tidbits
August 30, 2024 The U.S. censuses are often the first records that a new genealogist finds. Twenty or thirty years later, a seasoned genealogist is still referring to these important documents. Taken every ten years since 1790, the censuses are a snapshot placing our ancestors in a time and place and within a specific household. …
Finding Non-Digitized Newspaper Articles
August 23, 2024 Newspapers are a great genealogical resource. They can help add context to people’s lives. They can also stand in for other more difficult-to-obtain records such as death or birth certificates. Obituaries are often the only written record of a person’s life. Newspapers are especially useful when a genealogist is trying to follow …