I thought it would be impossible to find the parents of the Mary Simmons who married Leaming Hawkins Bradley in 1830 in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Right after the Revolutionary War, t… more →
Relative Musingswrote 2 days ago: Genealogists have a lot to learn from archivists when it comes to the personal collection of documen … more →
wrote 1 week ago: The Local History and Genealogy Department has opened in its new space at the Covington location of … more →
wrote 1 week ago: George, a tailor aged 27 in 1851, the brother of Edward John/James Adams, a jeweller, discussed in ‘ … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: One relative told me about this marriage and another told me this couple lived near Cannon Hill Park … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: So far in the 50 Marriage Mondays series, I have presented marriage certificates that were issued on … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Mary Lamb was the daughter of a grocer in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire[1]. Robert Fleming was the son … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Sarah & Steve’s marriage certificate On Saturday my cousin Sarah married Steve. With her … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Used with permission. Is anyone else attending the NGS Annual Conference that is scheduled to be hel … more →
wrote 3 months ago: My great-great-grandfather, Thomas Adams, according to his marriage certificate, was the son of Edwa … more →
wrote 3 months ago: In order to determine the reliability of information obtained from a source, you need to know the nu … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Every newly discovered document points to further research, as does this week’s 50 Marriage Mondays … more →
wrote 4 months ago: For months my husband has been putting together his family tree and we’ve become frequent watc … more →
wrote 5 months ago: As no marriage within the family is known to have occurred in the week from 17 – 23 December, there … more →
wrote 5 months ago: This week’s 50 Marriage Mondays post considers the civil marriage procedures followed by my great-gr … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Today is the 3rd anniversary of the birth of this blog, something I share with rootseekers. Taking … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Online Genealogy: Tips for Getting the Most Out of Search Engines. … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Part I. A Look Under the Search Engine Hood There are two types of search engines we use frequently … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Surveymonkey (Photo credit: cwasteson) I have done more than a bit of research to try to find meanin … more →
wrote 6 months ago: This post is geared towards those wondering what sort of records are included in the WWII military p … more →