Jan 23 2013
I have been doing my family research, for over 35 years. I can tell you that I had better communication through the “postal mail”, than I have had using the Internet. Pre-Internet days, people would exchange information, by postal mail, back and forth. Sometimes you would get an answer within a week, sometimes, a few(…)
Dec 3 2012
Your website [GenerousGenealogists] came to mind yesterday after an email I received from a gentleman concerning my Bush family. I was going through records on Ancestry, newspaper archives and family search, piecing together families that had migrated west to Iowa from Pennsylvania, just before the Civil War. I ended up using Google to try track(…)
Oct 20 2012
Mollie Fralick is my second great grandmother. My earliest documentation for her in the beginning research was the 1850 census, where she was listed with Elizabeth, her mother, brother Henry and her step father, Jacob Rupenthall. I also found a marriage entry online in Autauga County, AL for an Elizabeth Garris and an Adam Fralick.(…)
Oct 7 2012
I am often asked by aspiring professional genealogists what books to purchase for their personal libraries. I believe there is a core of books that every US genealogist must have to conduct successful genealogical research. Based on my experience these are the references I recommend. A modern atlas, such as the Rand McNally Road Atlas(…)
Sep 25 2012
Annemarie, I can’t thank you enough for this information. I have spent so much time on Roots-web and other Irish pay sites. After a while it gets quite expensive so I’ve had to take a break from searching. You’ve been a tremendous help to me. Two of these names are new to me and I(…)
Sep 22 2012
I (aka. Kate and Fletch1) have been the family historian since 2006 when several of my relatives began asking me questions about this grandmother, or if that great grandfather had shot and killed someone. I started by visiting my local Family History Library. There I learned about Family Search and the frustration of brick walls.(…)
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