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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...
Shared surnames and clan communities
When you encounter someone with a shared surname, does the conversation go something like this? “Hey, that’s my last name too!” “Wow, what a coincidence.” “Maybe not! Where is your...
Shared surnames and clan communities
When you encounter someone with a shared surname, does the conversation go something like this? “Hey, that’s my last name too!” “Wow, what a coincidence.” “Maybe not! Where is your...