No doubt I’m being repetitive but, there are folks out there who post incorrect information on online family trees saying they have an ancestor who was Native American. NOT! They

Genealogy and research etiquette is important. This is after a recent out-of-state visitor who was not nice at three different local libraries. Be courteous and respectful of those who work

Going over the lists of guilds I found surnames and even given names all derived from occupations. Here are a few: Baker, Brewer, Collier, Cooper, Draper, Dyer, Fuller, Glover, Goldsmith,

On 05/31/2020, Family Search sent out the following advice to various individuals, etc. Their website is www.familysearch.org. Over 57 Million New Records “FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in April

While sorting papers recently, I came across a letter I had been given in 1999. I could not help the gentleman at the time, but with more online resources, I

Here are some names of old occupations that may give you an idea of the history of your surname: Surname Occupation Backman/Backster/Baxter/Beck/Becker baker Barker One who strips bark from trees

In the August 2019 issue of the National Geographic on page 94, author Andrew Curry discusses “Who Were The First Europeans?” If you have any Europeans in your DNA you

Member Frances Heales mentioned “Secretary Hand.” This led me to the following info: It was a style of European handwriting from the 1500s and 1600s and longer for English, German,

Look up Civil War Photo Sleuth. You’ll find an article in Slate and other articles which will explain their use of facial recognition software. One of the photos they examined

These hints are good whether you’re doing lineage papers or not. Do the dates make sense? What were the parent’s ages when they married?  What date was the child born?