Research guidance
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A brief lesson in European research
I was wrong. European records are a challenge. I was wrong about this one. Understanding European records I have investigated my deep American ancestry for decades and still have much to share from…
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Odds and ends
I hope to post more research information again one of these days, but in the meantime, here are a few links to articles posted recently by other writers: Genealogy Myths, by Dick Eastman…
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Breadcrumbs from Flemish research
Articles about Flemish research that I posted about a year ago are prompting questions from other researchers. As a result, I thought that it might be useful to provide information about my exploration…
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When was that?
In family history research, as in life itself, we often find ourselves dealing with a place in time. When did I do that? Was it last year? Calendars help us mark time and…
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Understanding DNA testing
Have you been thinking about testing DNA for family history research, ethnicity clues, finding unknown family members, or other considerations? Here are a couple of recent articles that might help you understand what…
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DNA relatives
2015 was the year that DNA testing opened new windows on my family history research. Dee and I did autosomal testing with the three primary testing companies here in the United States. These…
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DNA again
It’s time for another look at DNA. I will attempt a brief and somewhat simplistic description of DNA in the following paragraphs, but you should not take this as a completely accurate definition.…
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Cousinship
Yesterday I met some second cousins from my maternal grandmother’s Fisher family. As I get older, it seems that family reunions increasingly occur in connection with the passing of our elders. Mom’s cousin…
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DNA and Genealogy
This post is a revision of an entry posted on January 31, 2015, in my blog on the former Our Heritage site. I have explored genealogy and family history through traditional research for decades, but…
