Civil War
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Genealogy and History – Interwoven Together
Apr 18
The recent coverage of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic with books, magazine articles, news reports, documentaries and movies has reminded everyone how certain historical events can play such important defining moment in nearly everyone’s lives. Certainly those survivors of the Titanic, the descendants of those who did n...
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Those Strange Abbreviations
Apr 7
You will at least once in doing family history research come across an ancestor belonging to a fraternal or civic organization. Long before television and computers occupied most of a person’s free-time, being a member of several organizations and clubs in a town or city was a very popular activity. It offered a social meeting place, a sense of...
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New Additions to FamilySearch.org
Mar 18
FamilySearch.org is always free to the public. This non-profit Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–day Saints web site offers to millions of people around the globe the use FamilySearch records, resources and services to learn more about their family history. For decades it has been made possible due to the volunteers who transcribe and index th...
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VMI – Databases With Possible Ancestors
Dec 6
The most fascinating aspect of looking for information on your ancestors is that you never know where the next great resource will come from. One very nice online site; VMI - Virginia Military Institute, has a great archive about the VMI alumni. It is very possible you may have never considered the possibility that an ancestor attended the Virg...
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History and Your Ancestors from Tennessee
Nov 14
An amazing online site titled; ‘Tennessee Virtual Archive’ has a superb series of collections which span the 19th and 20th century history, people, events and culture of Tennessee. This region dates back to the 18th century when it was part of North Carolina and even the short-lived State of Franklin which would ultimately become part of th...
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Documents on Military Veterans
Nov 10
With the National Veterans Day celebrations annually on November 11th, it is time to may sure that you have identified any military veterans on your family tree. First, become knowledgeable of when the United States was engaged in any war. There is a good timeline and explanation of military operations online with wikipedia. This includes the y...
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Additional Civil War Records from FamilySearch
Oct 31
So many family researchers have ancestors who were part of the American Civil War (1861-1865) that we are always looking for new and additional resources to help confirm or provide new information about those soldiers who served. The FamilySearch web site had just added recently many new records, free to the public. There are now millions of new ...
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Any Michigan Ancestors?
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...
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Your Ancestors As Inspiration at Halloween
Oct 2
With only a few days remaining before Halloween, you may be giving serious thought to what fantastic costume you’ll be wearing to that big Halloween party or event. With the popularity of the television show “Who Do You Think You Are?” and the enormous following the genealogical hobby has, you just might have the answer on your family pedigre...
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Scenes of Old Richmond, Virginia
Aug 6
The fine city of Richmond, Virginia dates back to the early 1700s. A region known in those early years for coal mining and its fine agriculture had the city of Richmond developed by Colonel William Byrd II in 1737. He selected the city’s name of Richmond for the area of Richmond, England where the Thames River flows through it just as the James ...