I’ve lived in my small city for 17 years – longest I’ve been in one place in my entire life. With all the rain we’ve been having, I decided I would spend time learning more about my town’s history. Nothing like curling up on the couch during a storm with a good book! A week ago, … Continue reading “Your Town’s History – A Treasure Hunt”
My local historical society is preparing for a fall cemetery tour and decided to focus on pioneering women. My city isn’t very old; it was incorporated in 1887. There are old-timers alive today who still remember some of the founders. Women are often difficult to research as the norm was to be called by their … Continue reading “Genealogy Challenge: Research Your Town’s Founding Ladies”
Photo courtesy of Global Citizen Yesterday I attended a lecture about researching in burned county Cook, Illinois. We don’t think about Chicago being located in a burned county but of course, like many areas, had a devastating fire that destroyed a large part of the downtown are 150 years ago. Of course, the burned area … Continue reading “Rethinking Your Family Stories”
I’m not sure what it is about holidays – maybe it’s the food, knowing time away from work is coming or the spirit of the season but I’ve learned that when I have a needed record to obtain those are the best times for me to secure it. The good news is there are holidays … Continue reading “Hints to Get Your Needed Records During the Upcoming Year”
Originally published on genealogyatheart.blogspot.com on 9 Oct 2016. October is Family History Month and if you’re a newbie planning on attending a local event to get some genealogical assistance, I’ve got some recommendations to make your experience a happy one: Bring what you know written down. Even better – bring how you know what you … Continue reading “Tips for Attending a Family History Day and What I Learned from Attendees”
Originally published on genealogyatheart.blogspot.com on 4 Sept 2016. It was the dawning of my last day of my research trip to Pennsylvania and was hoping for a miracle to find the burial location with a date for my husband’s 3 x’s great grandfather. I also wanted to confirm church records of where another of his … Continue reading “Making the Most of Your Research Trip – Part 8 – Last of a Series”
A FABULOUS FIND of 22 April 2016. Originally published on genealogyatheart.blogspot.com on 21 Apr 2016 As genealogists, we search high and low for records left from the past. After recently reading an article from National Geographic about what is considered “historical” for the purpose of digging up someone’s grave, I began to think about what historical … Continue reading “The Importance of Recording Your History”
Originally published on genealogyatheart.blogspot.com 26 Apr 2015 If you haven’t been bitten by the genealogy bug you don’t understand why anyone would spend a week of their hard earned vacation time in a library far from home researching dead people. My work colleagues gave me polite bemused smiles last month when I shared my exciting … Continue reading “The Scoop on Salt Lake City’s Family History Library – Views of a First Time Researcher”
Last week I blogged about how I make connections. No matter where in the world you are researching, you need connections to help you find information that is not readily available. My recent trip to France and Germany really drove home the point for me that NOT EVERYTHING IS ONLINE! Today, we’ll be finding out … Continue reading “Research Tips and Tricks Part 2”
I’m back from my travels to France and Germany where I spent a week researching my husband and my ancestry in the Alsace-Lorraine region. I’m going to conclude my October series on synchronicity with another weird encounter that happened to me in a castle. A little back story is needed to fully appreciate this odd … Continue reading “A Little German Synchronicity”
