Jan 28 2013
Maybe it’s because I’ve been researching my family’s history since 1972 that I get so frustrated with newbies who think of using only the Internet for their genealogy research. Maybe it’s because of the hundreds of dollars I’ve spent on retrieving remote courthouse documents that I get frustrated with people wanting everything now and free.(…)
Oct 17 2012
My name is Lynda Gear. Writing this name as a child, it was just that – the name I was given. In New Zealand in the 1960s there was a chain of butchery shops named after its founder, one James Gear (no relation). At primary school the other kids would tease me by calling me(…)
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(…)
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