Last week, I decided to be a tourist in my own backyard: I visited Liberty and Ellis Islands, and toured the Ellis Island museum. The exhibits detailed the history of the immigrant experience both...
When we think of genealogical research, most of us typically focus on finding past records, locating deceased relatives and making sense of historical documents. But family historians often overlook an important resource in their...
Suppose you are on a quest for information about your relative, John Smith. You then discover that there are an astounding 31,139 John Smiths listed in the 1900 U.S. census! This might seem...
The cover story of a recent edition of Sports Illustrated begins: “Aaron Levi wanted to know who he was, where he came from, where he belonged. From an early age he had questions about...
Genealogy, by all accounts, is an undertaking that often demands some creative thinking. Once you have exhausted the obvious primary records and documents, it is time to explore other items which may hold clues...
Valuable information can be gleaned from analyzing your ancestor’s land records. In addition to vital historical facts, these records also give context to your family’s status, lifestyle and migration patterns. And with 90%...
In many cases, searching for ancestors or documents dated after 1850 will yield a considerable amount of information and resources. The proliferation of data is largely a result of the detailed federal censuses that...
Land records are an important, and sometimes overlooked, source of information in genealogical research. Land records are not simply descriptions of the details of a plot of land. Besides providing evidence of where...
While military records are a great source of information for genealogical research, tracking down the appropriate record requires some investigative work. Identifying the branch of service, the war your ancestor was involved in and...
One of the most valuable things you can do while researching your family tree is to properly organize your documents and notes. This process will allow you to evaluate your resources, draw conclusions and...
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