New Book New Information on My Family Tree
Elizabeth Fost/Frost Dill’s real last Name I recently purchased a new book for my own personal genealogy library. “Piscataqua Pioneers” is a collection of selected biographies of the early settlers […]
Words of Wisdom From Mark Twain, Part 5
The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. Never miss an opportunity to shut up. The trouble with the world is not that people know too […]
Probate Records
Happy Spring. I hope everyone is able to get out and enjoy the beautiful spring weather. It is time for all genealogists to descend on their local cemeteries. In other […]
From the Weekly Genealogist newsletter: A New York Times article in April and May explained that last year when Ireland did its census they left a box where people could […]
Ever look at the Sanborn Maps? They were used for fire insurance purposes. I looked at the Maine ones online at the Library of Congress and the Fogler Library. Perhaps […]
Pathetic or sad?! A news item from wate.com refers to a OnePoll survey done for Ancestry which found that less than 50% of Americans can name their grandparents and only […]
From a conversation with member Frances Heales; my comment about the Picts painting their bodies; her explaining the dyes having medicinal value and me doing more research: Woad is a […]