This is a continuation of my previous two posts about my ancestor, Hannah Lathrop Keith. She lived for a short time and did not show up by name in census records or vital records. I had a few family sources about her, but I wanted to see what else I could find online. My firstContinue reading “Getting to Know Hannah Lathrop Keith: Contacting Archives”
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Getting to Know Hannah Lathrop Keith: Family Sources
How do you find more information on your ancestors, besides just names and dates? Here’s how I did this with one of my ancestors, Hannah Lathrop Keith, using family sources.
Thanksgiving Links
While you are digesting your Thanksgiving dinner, here are some interesting genealogy and history related articles from around the web this month:
Non-Traditional Family Trees: Adoption in FamilySearch
This tutorial is about adoption. In this case, adoption refers to when a child is raised by someone other than their parents, whether or not their last name was changed or any official adoption process was carried out in the court system. (In many cases, especially going back to the 19th century and before, officialContinue reading “Non-Traditional Family Trees: Adoption in FamilySearch”
Non-Traditional Family Trees: Step Families on Ancestry
Non-traditional family trees are not uncommon. Although many of us wish for a traditional family, divorce, death, out-of-wedlock births and other circumstances happen to many families. No matter how you feel about what happened or how you feel about the people involved in these events, they belong in your family tree. Your step family genealogyContinue reading “Non-Traditional Family Trees: Step Families on Ancestry”
Non-Traditional Family Trees: Step Families on FamilySearch
Non-traditional family trees are not uncommon. Although many of us wish for a traditional family, divorce, death, out-of-wedlock births and other circumstances happen to many families. No matter how you feel about what happened or how you feel about the people involved in these events, they belong in your family tree. Your step family genealogyContinue reading “Non-Traditional Family Trees: Step Families on FamilySearch”
My Ancestor’s Struggles with the Civil War Pension Office
As I write our series of tips about how to do Civil War genealogy, I think regularly about my own ancestors in the Civil War. My great great grandfather, Newell Elijah Gile, comes to my mind very often. He fought hard to receive an adequate pension for wounds he received during the conflict. I imagineContinue reading “My Ancestor’s Struggles with the Civil War Pension Office”
Protecting Your Privacy on GEDmatch
See also our blog post Protecting Your Privacy on Ancestry GEDmatch has been in the news a great deal lately. Last week, authorities in California announced the arrest of alleged serial burglar, rapist, and murderer known as the “Golden State Killer,” Joseph James DeAngelo, Jr. Officials on the case stated that investigators used GEDmatch toContinue reading “Protecting Your Privacy on GEDmatch”
Genealogy Links: Closet Skeletons and Untold Stories
I often run into interesting articles and videos on genealogy research while perusing the web. I like to share them with you here on the blog from time to time. For more links, check my Pinterest and Youtube pages.
The Record Exists! Part II: Families, Collectors, and Everything Else
(This post is the second in a series about the different places you can find records. See Part I here.) In my last post in this series I discussed some of the more obvious and easy to find records that contain genealogical information. In this post we will dig a little bit deeper, looking atContinue reading “The Record Exists! Part II: Families, Collectors, and Everything Else”