Searching for my female ancestors has been especially rewarding. Whether it’s my direct maternal line, or an entirely new branch, finding those elusive women has been challenging and fun. I have tremendous… Read More »Happy Mother’s Day
As genealogists, we know that most of our time will be spent in locations other than the internet. While Ancestry.com is a fantastic site and the quantity of documents digitized… Read More »Librarians: An Underutilized Resource
Almost exactly four years ago, Samantha clicked “yes” and chose to attend Syracuse University. At just about the same time, I learned that my second great grandparents lived for a… Read More »What Goes Around Comes Around
In 1820, John Orchard married Mary Hambley in the parish of Lesnewth, Cornwall. They started a family, left Cornwall for the Americas and set up a life for themselves and their… Read More »Who Were John Orchard’s Parents?
Every genealogist dreams of coming to Salt Lake City. It’s the Disneyland of all things genealogical. This was my third trip, but just my second with the California Genealogical Society.… Read More »Salt Lake City
James R. Hubbard was born June 8, 1835, in Rome, New York. His mother, Julia, was born in 1793 in Connecticut, father not known. James married Louisa Moffat Hubbard on… Read More »Where is James Hubbard buried?
It’s a funny thing about searching for ancestors, there are errors everywhere. Birth years in particular are very unpredictable. The census records are not always accurate. Death certificates are… Read More »Don’t Believe Everything You Find
Amos Calkins was born 16 September, 1797 in Tinmouth, Vermont. He came to New York with his family while still a young boy. They built the first Presbyterian church in the… Read More »Mt. Adnah Cemetery, Fulton, New York
Last Spring I had the pleasure of meeting Janice, a professional genealogist from New York. She and I hiked up the hill to an abandoned cemetery. We maneuvered our way around… Read More »Finding my family from the past…one cemetery at a time.
