The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together. – William Shakespeare
The Parents of Perry Dean My great grandfather, Perry Dean, was born on January 4, 1878, in Fort Fairfield, Maine. He lived most of his life in Fort Fairfield, except
When doing Irish research you need to understand the territorial boundaries before you start. Province = the largest area in Irish records. Originally there were 8 counties in each of
This month’s column is about “red herrings” in death records.My example is a real person that I have in a branch of my family tree. One of the members of
As we move from winter into spring, you probably have to-do lists that involve research away from home.I for one like to go to different locations and not just on
Why would you think that if you saw a census head of household listing with the name Packard in 1850; Pechaw in 1860; Pekoy in 1870; Rucor in 1880 and
This month’s column is a combined effort of Brenda Bourgoine and Dennis Prue. It pays to skim through genealogy books of church records as there could be an entry that
Do you get asked “Aren’t you done tracing/chasing your ancestors yet?” The uninformed persons ask these questions obviously. If they only knew, for every question answered, more appear. A birth
I received a query via our group’s Facebook page on a Daniel Tibbetts. The woman wanted to know if he was the son of Philip Tibbetts of Shapleigh, Maine and
Greetings, January 2016! Did you make a New Year resolution? Whether you did or not, you probably have to-do lists concerning your family history search. Here in Northern Maine we