June 12, 2020 You may have seen an article by Ian Shapiro in The Washington Post online last week describing the death of the last Civil War Pensioner, Irene Triplett. Irene’s death, at age 90, marked the close of the pension books for the Civil War – 155 years after the war’s conclusion. Although it …
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A Little Biology for Genealogists
June 5, 2020 Sometimes when I look at other peoples’ genealogy, I have to wonder where they were when their class discussed basic biology. Clearly, they weren’t paying much attention, so here are a few rules of basic biology that might help some genealogists when it comes time to make entries in their family tree. …
Using Online Family Trees with Care
May 29, 2020 With so many websites hosting online family trees, they have become one of the first places I look when I’m beginning a new genealogical project. Ancestry, My Heritage, FamilySearch and Find My Past are just the beginning when it comes to searchable online family trees. With so many trees available, it is …