July 15, 2022 The pandemic has disrupted all aspects of our lives – even the way we do genealogy. Many of us haven’t attended an in-person genealogical event in over two years. This situation is beginning to change. Like many other genealogical societies around the country, LCGS has been able to carry on most …
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Middle Names: Help or Hindrance
July 8, 2022 Naming patterns can sometimes be helpful in determining the parentage of ancestors. Middle names can also help us identify family relationships. Sometimes the mere fact that someone was given a middle name can help us figure out when he was born. In the United States, middle names were seldom used until …
Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America
July 1, 2022 David Hackett Fischer’s Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America is my favorite genealogy book. I’ve recommended it dozens of times over the last twenty years. Most of the folks I’ve recommended it to later told me how much they’d enjoyed the book. They all agreed it was “must reading” for anyone …