Last week I blogged about obtaining school records to help identify parentage. This week I’m thinking in reverse; say I know the parents names but I don’t know the children’s names. Where to look if census records aren’t available? Try church records. Now wait, before you stop reading because you don’t know if the family … Continue reading “Stuck on Where to Find Family Records – Try This Underused Resource”
I finally found the tombstone of my 3rd great-grandfather, John Duer, in Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio! Last Saturday my husband suggested we drive to Ohio to check out the cemetery in the hopes of finding John’s gravestone. I’ve blogged many times in the past about my Duer family and the frustration of not being … Continue reading “Finding John Duer’s Burial Site”
With our interior home renovations just about finished, it was time for hubby and I to clean the garage. Yuck! Everything we didn’t know what to do with, weren’t sure if we wanted to keep or it really belongs there got left in any available space. We were going to start working on it last … Continue reading “Genealogy Finds in Your Own Home”
Welcome back to another year of Genealogy at Heart. Here’s hoping your holidays were quiet, safe and delightful! I’m longing for the comfort of ritual traditions that were discarded last year due to all the chaos. In keeping with how I have started every past January blog, here’s my review of the top 10 Genealogy … Continue reading “Top Genealogy At Heart Posts from 2020”
I’ve been writing alot about AI but I’d like to let you know about another cool tech tool that is invaluable for your genealogy. Best part – it’s free! I LOVE free! Just click on WolframAlpha and you will find a variety of topics, such as Math, Science & Tech, Society & Culture, and Everyday … Continue reading “Wolfram Alpha”
The answer is a definite maybe! Here’s what I did with one of my brick walls and Chat GPT. This story revolves around a stolen identity of John A. Long who served in the Union during the Civil War. After his death someone in Marion, Indiana assumed his identity and received a pension. The scammer … Continue reading “Can AI Solve Your Brick Walls?”
I recently read an article in Family Tree Magazine about 13 purported genealogical myths. I’ll be the first to agree that family stories are not 100% accurate. That doesn’t mean there isn’t useful information in them that provides us with hints for further research. I don’t agree with labeling a family story as a myth. … Continue reading “Family Tree Myths That Aren’t”
I want to pass on this tip if you find yourself stuck with a brick wall ancestor. While I was writing my John-Thomas Duer relationship analysis I used Ancestry’s ThruLines and created a chart to place in the paper as additional proof. If you have DNA tested with Ancestry.com then ThruLines is available to you. … Continue reading “Evaluating Ancestry.com’s ThruLines”
I didn’t want to start the New Year on a sour note so I hesitated on writing this blog. I think it’s time to share my opinion of a trend I’m seeing with several organizations in the genealogy world. Have you noticed in the past year a negative change in genealogy societies where you are … Continue reading “Genealogy Organization Disappointments”
This is the 5th blog in my personal synchronicity series. If you find what I’ve written weird, I will definitely agree with you. I can’t make stuff like this up! I had put genealogy on a back burner with the move and after July 5th, temporarily stopped accepting clients. My last day of research in … Continue reading “October Genealogical Coincidences Part 5”
