What do you do when you’ve looked for a deed in all the usual places – county property appraisers office, FamilySearch.org or other online database of deed records, and even probate files but you come up with nothing? I was fortunate to find deed records in an unlikely place and you just might find this … Continue reading “An Unusual Source to Find a Deed”
Looked at the calendar this morning and realized this will be my last Genealogy At Heart post for 2021! I will be taking a hiatus due to the holidays for the next 2 weeks. Hoping you have a delightful time – enjoy, reminisce, and stay safe. 10 Fantastic Photos! MyHeritage Does it Again! 9 Resolving … Continue reading “GenealogyAtHeart’s Top 10 Posts of 2021”
This has been an unusual week for me. In August 2017 I emailed someone on Ancestry asking how they were related as the individual had no online tree. I suggested the match was for a particular surname. This week, I got a reply. Yes, it was over 4 years after I sent the initial inquiry. … Continue reading “Welcome, Cuz – NPE Results in a Newly Found Relative”
Genealogist purists do not like using indexes. I ‘m glad I’m not a purist as I recently found an interesting record by accident while using an index. Monthly, I get an email from Familysearch.org with updates about the site. I always check out the section that lists the newly available online records. I find this … Continue reading “Using an Index to Find What I Didn’t Know Existed”
Originally published on genealogyatheart.blogspot.com on 18 Nov 2015. Last weekend I had the pleasure of researching at the New England Historic and Genealogical Society in Boston, Massachusetts. If you’re planning a first visit, here’s some tips I found useful: The library is SMALL but filled with tremendous resources that you might not find anywhere else. … Continue reading “Visiting the New England Historic and Genealogical Society”
In August and September I traveled throughout Great Britain. This was a heritage trip and not designed as a genealogy trip. What’s the difference? A heritage trip is a visit to an area in which your family once resided but while there you aren’t looking for the old homestead or farm. Rather, you are just … Continue reading “Great Britain Connections”
I received the most unusual genealogy Mother’s Day gifts from one of my kids that I just have to share. The first is the game you see above – Guess Who? We had the game when my kids were young but my adult child bought a new game and switched out the faces to include … Continue reading “Genealogy Gift Ideas”
Mangus and Kris Hubby and I are back from a world wind tour of Sweden, his ancestral homeland. The best way I can describe it was MAGICAL! Here’s why I think you need to plan a trip to your ancestral home: Get to Know Your Ancestors – they are more than just names, dates, and … Continue reading “Why You Need to Plan a Heritage Trip”
I had just returned from traveling to Croatia in April when I received the email below: Hello, My name is [ ]. I am a Family History consultant. For a few years I have been trying to find the parentage of Joseph Emory DeLong 1814, married to Caroline Patterson about 1844 in Portage, Livingston New … Continue reading “Creepy October – A Website Connection”
