November 8, 2024 As any genealogist knows, it’s difficult to trace female lines. In fact, it’s so hard that many earlier genealogists didn’t even try. They concentrated on the male lines and omitted the women. If they did mention the women, it was usually in much less detail than the men. There are a …
Using Land Records for Genealogical Research
October 25, 2024 Land records are often underutilized by genealogists. We tend to think of them as dry legal documents that don’t contain much useful genealogical information. I used to feel that way myself, but some major brick wall breakthroughs based on land records have changed my mind. Land was a major reason that …