Oct 15
In an early August FamlyTree Genealogy Blog the online site ‘Seeking Michigan’ and its death records from 1897 to 1920 were explained. This same site has even more to offer a researcher with ancestors from the state of Michigan. Their large Michigan Collection is divided into other aspects of her people and history that makes up Michigan. Ther...
Oct 9
The television show “Who Do You Think You Are?” originated in the United Kingdom about nine years ago and is hugely popular each season there. They also love their historical programs. So the history channel in Britain, called ‘Yesterday’ is joining forces with web site findmypast.co.uk to bring to the British viewing public a mixture of ...
Oct 1
The islands of Hawaii had been a territory of the United States for a long before it became the 50th state on August 21, 1959. The main islands are Hawaii, Lanai, Oahu, Maui, Kahoolawe, Molokai, Kauai, and Niihau. Before it was a U.S. territory the islands were an independent kingdom from 1810 to 1893 and then an independent republic from 1894 to 1...
Sep 23
There is always something new out on the Internet to add sparkle and interest to your family research. The site titled OurTimeLines has a charming and super simple method to put together a timeline of historical events that any particular ancestor may have experienced or lived through. Once you see and then study further some of the local, national...
Sep 21
So many people have roots in the six New England states; Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine; that it essential you explored as much as possible about the region, especially if you do not live near that section of the country. Using the online site; Historic New England, it offers a variety of interesting ...
Sep 19
It is very unfortunate that many of our female ancestors do not get the full recognition that the male lineage obtains by family history researchers. Check your family pedigree chart and you will have numerous locations along a female line that just the first name is filled in and no maiden name. Those lines are at a stopping point until more c...
Sep 17
As you are compiling some family research, sometimes all you need is a small clue, a hint of an ancestor’s birth date or location to put you on the right track. When different counties within a state make available their records more conveniently online, even if they are just an index (a listing), it can be a great assistance. Once you know a...
Sep 13
Many cultural and ethnic groups make up the United States and none is stronger than those with ancestors originally from Italy. Besides the numerous regional, state and local Italian societies and clubs across the country there is an organization called the Italian Genealogical Group whose purpose is to promote the Italian heritage and genealogy....
Sep 11
The following is an extra long blog for this 10th anniversary of Sept. 11th, but relates how genealogy can help heal even the deepest wounds. Above is a photo of Ralph Kershaw. Disbelief, just utter and total disbelief, was our reaction at what we were watching on the television that fateful September 11th morning. The national news was repor...
Sep 7
Previously unknown information on our ancestors can be discovered using city directories. These printed booklets, also known as registers or gazettes, are like windows opening up into a certain time period featuring the industries, stores, occupations, churches, organizations and citizens of a given area. Even some of the smallest towns across th...