Feb 5 2013
I had been searching for my husband’s heritage for 20 years and had been told I would never figure it out. Years and years of looking for the Kelly Clan lead to roads that went nowhere. There was a lot of mythology but little fact. I began to think that maybe the family was right.(…)
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.(…)
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(…)
Jan 17 2013
It is very important when doing family history to know what is going on in the community around your families. It could very well make a difference in discovering your ancestors and saving you time in knowing possible sources and/or dead ends. Here are some of the things to be on the watch for. Weather plays(…)
Jan 15 2013
There are a variety of ways to organize your research. No matter which way you do it, you must do it! This is one of those things that is highly recommended but not always followed. When it comes to genealogy, the only thing worse than a brick wall is disorganized information. If how to organize(…)
Dec 14 2012
Come learn about resources on and off line that can help enhance your genealogical potential.
Dec 11 2012
There are a variety of ways to organize your research. No matter which way you do it, you must do it! This is one of those things that highly recommended but not always followed. When it comes to genealogy, the only thing worse than a brick wall is disorganized information. If how to organize your(…)
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(…)
Nov 25 2012
Having no “formal” training in genealogy research, you learn from your mistakes, as most hobbyist do. Asking questions, is prudent, however you may find others not quite so willing to give answers. . In this case, it becomes, learn as go. The first advice I can give anyone, is document everything you can. What do(…)
Oct 23 2012
This is something I try to do when I work my own lines or try to help someone else. Maybe, these tips will help you. In the first couple of years of researching my family lines, I spent a long period of time following the siblings of my direct ancestors. Why? Here are some reasons:(…)
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