The Green Leaf
Have you created or worked with an Ancestry.com Public Member Tree lately? I have recently started one myself by uploading a Gedcom. I’ve done extensive research on a few lines, and I wanted to be able...
View ArticleWhy Geography is Important
I learned a very valuable family history research principle years ago, and I’ve seen its application more and more as I gain experience in genealogical research. It is a powerful tool for breaking...
View ArticleSearching a Specific Site Using Google Search
Did you know you can use Google to search a specific website? This comes in handy when you happen to find a site, such as a USGenWeb county site, that is simply a collection of web pages. It may not be...
View ArticleNeed to Teach a Crash-Course in Genealogy?
Genealogy-enthusiasts will oftentimes be approached by budding researchers and asked to give lessons, crash-courses, or a few tips on tracing family trees. While there’s no official guideline for...
View ArticleExamine the Original Record
I have a third-great-grandmother, Mary J. Freeman, who I recently decided to focus on in order to learn about her origins, which I only knew from census records as New York. Her husband was Royal...
View ArticleUnfamiliar Records
When you go about researching a family line, what are the first records you look at? Probably census, birth, marriage, and death records – and rightly so, since they can so neatly fill in the blanks on...
View ArticleBreak Down Brick Walls with City Directories
One of the most useful, but lesser known resources at Ancestry.com, is their vast collection of city directories. City directories offer a small glimpse—a year-to-year census if you will—into your...
View ArticleWhat Were the Search Parameters?
I recently ordered a birth certificate for a client’s ancestor who was believed to be born in Tennessee. After the usual wait time I received a certified record of “no record found.” Before simply...
View ArticleBesse Cooper is World’s Oldest Person
I just read on Dick Eastman’s site that Walton County, Georgia’s Besse Cooper is the World’s Oldest Person at 115 years old. I was curious about Besse. Who was she? What led to her longevity, her...
View ArticleMy pa didn’t have no pa! A beginner’s delight.
My interest in my family tree started early for me. When I learned in American History class that there were two Civil War generals with my surname (Johnston), I decided to find out how I was related...
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