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AncestorNews: New Year, New Queries Premium
I love January—the time for reorganization and renewal. For getting myself and my records reorganized, I always bow to the wisdom of Sharon Carmack and her must-read book, Organizing Your Family History Search. For renewal, I turn to the Internet and start posting new queries. I think January is...
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AncestorNews: Old Cemeteries Premium
I've always liked poking around old cemeteries—even ones that were unrelated to my family. I especially like the artistry on some of the old markers—it seems to tell a more in-depth story about the people than just an inscription. I took photos about 30 years ago of some of...
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AncestorNews: Migration Web Sites Premium
These sites will help you trace ancestors who wouldn't stay put.
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Organizing Internet Sources Premium
Treat online sources no differently than you would a record you acquired from a research repository or by writing for it. The "repository" in this case is the Web, and a CD-ROM is similar to a book. Say you found a census image online. Follow the same procedure you...
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AncestorNews: More on Moravians Premium
More than a year ago, I discovered a connection to a Shore (Schor) family—Moravians who emigrated from Switzerland in the 1700s. Apparently, the Moravians were followers of a Czech priest named Jan Hus, who attempted to reform the Catholic Church about 600 years ago. Among the items on his...
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AncestorNews: Maps on the Web Premium
Many of you may have read my article on using maps in genealogy ("On the Map") in the August 2001 issue of Family Tree Magazine. In the article, I wrote about the years I spent looking for my great-great-grandfather in the wrong county—all because I didn't do some basic...
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Better Late Than Never Premium
Last August, when my brother, Louis Schwarz of Lafayette, La., visited my family, he brought an old letter from a Fred Griffin of Corydon, Ind., addressed to our deceased brother Fred in Durham, NC, dated Feb. 2, 1968. Fred Griffin had enclosed information on our maternal grandfather's family and asked...
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Everything’s Relative: The White Ghost Premium
A reader shares a tale from his Irish family history.
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Columbus Day Turns Over a New Leif Premium
This Columbus Day, the Italian-born explorer shares the spotlight with Viking explorer Ericson. It's an occasion for Italian- and Scandinavian-Americans alike to celebrate their roots.
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Bonus Baby Premium
My mother's family tree doesn't show an overabundance of one sex of offspring over the other. However, when it came my grandma's turn to have her family, she gave birth only to boys. After receiving four wonderful blessings of the male persuasion, she and Grandpa thought that was as...
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