Tuesday Tips #11
Today's Tuesday Tip is to always review your research and records found. It may seem a bit superfluous but it is always helpful and you never know you might break down a brick wall? For example, after viewing a possible burial of my 4th Great Grandmother, Ann Butcher...
Tuesday Tips #10
Welcome back to Tuesday Tips! This weeks tip is to use Research Logs! I know you've probably heard it a million times but it really important and such a time saver. I will admit I'm not the most consistent with research logs. I usually forget to make one of...
Voices of Genealogy – Burkely Hermann
Hello there, welcome to the 6th Voices of Genealogy Interview! This series will be a collection of interviews from people who were young (early teens to early 20s) genealogists from different decades! These interviews will highlight the stories of professional...
Tuesday Tips #9
This week's Tuesday Tip is to read up on local history. Context is important when looking at our ancestor's life. Some questions that need to be asked are: What wars were going on?Who lead the country?Who was the religious leader?What Major events occurred?Laws...
Tuesday Tips #8
Hello there, today is the first Tuesday Tip and I’m excited to share this with you! One genealogy database that I find to be incredibly overlooked is Ancestry’s “U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880.” One reason I think this is such an...
Tuesday Tips #7
This week's Tuesday Tip is to look at Research Wikis. There are many different wikis, some of my favorite are Familysearch Wiki, Rootsweb Wiki, and International Society of Genetic Genealogy Wiki. All of the Wikis listed above can be invaluable to new and experienced...
Voices of Genealogy – Claire Bradley
Hello there, welcome to the 5th Voices of Genealogy Interview! This series will be a collection of interviews from people who were young (early teens to early 20s) genealogists from different decades! These interviews will highlight the stories of professional...
Another Wartime Tragedy: The Story of G. A. Dale
I think it is a fair statement to say we all have favourite ancestors, whether that be due to the fact they were an unbeatable brick wall for years, had a very fortunate or unfortunate life or you just for some reason connect with them. George Alfred Dale was one of...
Tuesday Tips #6
Have an ancestor who was a priest or a nun and having trouble finding them? So did Gearoid, a while ago he needed help to find one of his ancestors who was a priest and he couldn't find the death cert under his birth name. The priest in this case had taken another...