Feb 26 2013
Genealogy is a hobby whose “bug” can be passed down to our children given the right “nudge”. It’s difficult to get adults interested in doing research, or to sit down and tell you their family’s history. Children generally have a short attention span, and that’s with activities they enjoy doing; like watching TV, playing video(…)
Feb 10 2013
Family history starts out by most of us researching those important first facts – names, dates, places of birth, marriage and/or death that apply to our ancestor. But, to put “meat on the bones” as they say, we need to delve so much more. What was going on in their neighborhoods? state? in the country(…)
Dec 20 2012
With any new endeavor, you encounter terms that are specific to that project, hobby, or occupation. This is also true of genealogy. This article addresses one of the most common terms used in family history research—vital records. Definitions From Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American Language we learn that “vital” concerns life, is of(…)
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 24 2012
We genealogists seem to collect all matter of material objects during our search for our ancestors. Most of us collect paper in the form of original documents, photocopies, newsprint, photographs, and so forth. Some of have inherited the family heirlooms as well. We all want to be good stewards and protect our heritage for passing(…)
Nov 21 2012
One of my dad’s sisters, Leo Byrd Crabtree, is reported to have married a Wilson Mason Lecil about 1914. Below is an e-mail of mine to a fellow researcher, giving all the details about Lecil I have been able to compile from cousins: It occurred to me last night that the only first cousin I(…)
Nov 12 2012
Family Search provides a constantly updated genealogical database for free. The site provides four different ways of conducting searches which include records, trees, catalog and books. All of them prove to be valuable tools in conducting our genealogical search. When accessing the Family Search page you will see the option of entering a name to(…)
Nov 1 2012
This is the second part of a Truth mini-series where I examine the facts of yesterday and today when it comes to leaving behind truthful records. If you’ve done some genealogical studies, have you ever hit that point when something didn’t quite add up? Was it because of a ‘lack of information’ or ‘misinformation’? When(…)
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