Blog Content
-
What About Your Life Story?
Aug 4
Genealogists and family historians spend a great deal of time digging into the life stories of their ancestors. This is understandable, considering that genealogy is the study of family. Of course, you want to learn about your ancestor's occupation and day-to-day life! What about your own life story? Future generations of your family will be in...
-
Florida Marriage Records
Aug 3
Related links to FamilyTree.com genealogy blogs: Documents on FamilySearch.org Find Vital Records Info on FamilySearch.org Using FamilySearch.org, there is a collection of index information on marriages performed in Florida. It covers from 1830 to 1993, plus as more recent dates are indexed and made digital those will be added. If you have no...
-
Sources of Death Records
Aug 2
It can be difficult to get an accurate death date, location and burial site on an ancestor. The following are a few suggestions of sources for death records. First, check any family documents, journals, diaries, vital records or collection of newspaper obituaries saved. It can be easily overlooked to even go though those boxes of family photos. Ri...
-
African-American Images, etc.
Aug 1
The Library Company of Philadelphia, PA has a extension collection of photos and other items related to African-Americans. There are certificates of marriages, journals, portrait albums, scrapbooks, as well as art work done by African-Americans - most from and around the Philadelphia area covering decades. There are six different collections,...
-
Small Town News
Jul 31
Related FamilyTree.com genealogy blog links: New York Newspapers Various Hometown Newspapers The printed newspapers are going by the wayside with media being in digital form now, but luckily the print newspaper was a steady staple of most hometowns for decades. Those reporters wrote about the community, its people, society events, good a...
-
RootsTech in Pittsburgh
Jul 30
When you think of RootsTech, it evokes images of a huge genealogy conference that takes place in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2014, there was also a RootsTech that took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You might want to add it to your list of genealogy conferences. It looks like it will be an annual one. The first annual RootsTech in Pittsburg...
-
Using eBay
Jul 29
As has been suggested in the past (see related links below) there are many family heritage items to be found on eBay, the online auction and for sale site. Many have been located in estate sales or from other private collectors. You could find a diary written by an ancestors, a bill of sale for property, a letter or postcard addressed to an ancesto...
-
New York Ship Manifests — 1902-1956
Jul 27
When you think of immigrant ancestors arriving in the 20th century, you mostly think of Ellis Island in New York City. Yet, many immigrants actually arrived at other ports in the state of New York. In Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagra Falls, Rochester, Hogansburg, Malone, Morristown, Nyando, Ogdensburg, Rooseveltown, and Waddington, New York, these were al...
-
What else can you Learn? Genealogy Ongoing
Jul 26
As is said many times ... you never 'finish' your family tree. There is always another branch or an ancestor with more details needed to help add greater substance to your family history. So that means to continually educate yourself on the newest and most efficient methods of research. Also don't overlook improving your writing skills as you put ...
-
North Carolina Land Deeds – Back to 1740s
Jul 25
There is a list with link of North Carolina counties who currently have their deeds digitized and available to download from the web FOR FREE. Some in specific counties goes back to the 1740s. The following list has the ten counties now available and more to be added (click on the county name). Alamance County- still in the process of b...
-
Seven Rules for Genealogists
Jul 24
What rules do you follow when you are doing your genealogy? You might want to consider some new ones that weren't originally intended to be applied to genealogy. These thought provoking rules can make you look at your favorite hobby in a new light. It all started with a blog post that was written by Dr. Steven Lubar. He is a professor in the Dep...
-
Children as Immigrants
Jul 24
Who said history doesn't repeat itself?? A hundred years ago many of our ancestors faced the same situation as is happening today along the Arizona and Texas borders with thousands of children without parents or guardians coming across the United States border for a new life. A hundred years ago many alarmists painted incoming immigrants on ships �...
-
The Netherlands and Michigan
Jul 23
Have you discovered any ancestors from The Netherlands, especially from the Drenthe Province (in the northeast section) and if they immigrated to Michigan between 1847 and 1880? There is a small group of Dutch young exchange students from the Groningen Province in The Netherlands who are visiting Holland, Michigan. Their goal is to find direct d...
-
British Newspapers Archives
Jul 23
Online are the British newspapers archives for most counties and time periods, with millions of pages done so far and adding more each month. Not only the regular news articles of events, but also are the Family Notices (births-marriages-anniversaries-deaths). The obituaries alone are so important to learning about a specific ancestor along with an...
-
Your Story – Who Do You Think You Are?
Jul 22
The well-known and loved television program 'Who Do You Think You Are?' begins its 5th season this summer, starting July 23rd on the TLC channel. Featured celebrities on the show will include: Valerie Bertinelli, Kelsey Grammer and Cynthia Nixon. The show takes the viewer through the process of locating a specific branch of a person's family, incl...
Search Blog
Search Surnames
More Resources
Genealogy 101
The study of birth, marriage and death records to discover family relatives. more »
Genealogy Dictionary
Definitions for the most common terms and expressions for the field of Genealogy. more »
Genealogy Site Reviews
Reviews of top genealogy and family tree sites, with feature comparisons. more »
