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5 new genealogy tips for Thanksgiving
Many readers will be travelling this week to visit family, or host Thanksgiving gatherings at their own homes. And when family members get together, it’s an opportunity for conducting and...
5 new genealogy tips for Thanksgiving
Many readers will be travelling this week to visit family, or host Thanksgiving gatherings at their own homes. And when family members get together, it’s an opportunity for conducting and...
New York probate packet reveals the story of Jo...
On Thanksgiving Day, 1925, my great-great-granduncle John J. Lamont died in western New York. I knew the basic outlines of John’s life: born in 1854, middle child of three siblings,...
New York probate packet reveals the story of Jo...
On Thanksgiving Day, 1925, my great-great-granduncle John J. Lamont died in western New York. I knew the basic outlines of John’s life: born in 1854, middle child of three siblings,...
Lessons for genealogists in Saroo Brierly's sea...
Earlier this month, Nicole and I watched Lion, a tearjerker of a movie on Netflix. While it’s not the first movie to have an orphan as the protagonist, the story...
Lessons for genealogists in Saroo Brierly's sea...
Earlier this month, Nicole and I watched Lion, a tearjerker of a movie on Netflix. While it’s not the first movie to have an orphan as the protagonist, the story...
The stones are different: a 1600s graveyard in ...
Nicole and I recently visited one of the oldest Colonial-era cemeteries in the United States, the Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street in Boston (see video). I am going to...
The stones are different: a 1600s graveyard in ...
Nicole and I recently visited one of the oldest Colonial-era cemeteries in the United States, the Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street in Boston (see video). I am going to...
Serious genealogy for serious cows: the Wagyu b...
Nicole and I visited Japan earlier this year, where we enjoyed a meal of sukiyaki made with Wagyu beef. Wagyu is no ordinary cut of beef. It's known for its...
Serious genealogy for serious cows: the Wagyu b...
Nicole and I visited Japan earlier this year, where we enjoyed a meal of sukiyaki made with Wagyu beef. Wagyu is no ordinary cut of beef. It's known for its...
Strange discoveries in the county archives: "Re...
We are big proponents of “in person” genealogy: pulling records at the town clerk’s office, seeing the actual places where ancestors once lived, checking out local cemeteries, and conducting face-to-face...
Strange discoveries in the county archives: "Re...
We are big proponents of “in person” genealogy: pulling records at the town clerk’s office, seeing the actual places where ancestors once lived, checking out local cemeteries, and conducting face-to-face...