Geneosity Challenge: Who Was Her Now Famous Neighbor?
On this quiet street in southern California during the early 1930’s lived the Sugarman family. The family relocated here from Nebraska and had three children. … Read more
On this quiet street in southern California during the early 1930’s lived the Sugarman family. The family relocated here from Nebraska and had three children. … Read more
Aren’t Grandmothers Great? Grandmothers are the absolute best at keeping things. When it comes time to find all the family goodies just go look through … Read more
Are you a beginner to genealogy? Here are the steps to building a strong foundation in researching a family tree. The task of starting a … Read more
Why Use the Card Catalog on Ancestry.com? To begin go to search and slide down close to the end where you see card catalog. Why? … Read more
The story of Marine – Jesse Melton Browne Jr. and tips on finding his history using newspapers! I absolutely love it when things just come … Read more
That Crazy Dejavu Feeling! Today I have a photo I’m researching, a large maybe 8×10 photo ( I didn’t measure it, but this is close) … Read more
Let’s Explore Some Different Types of Photos A few little dating tips regarding some of the photos found. Hopefully this will be helpful to some … Read more
My Grandfather and a few tips…Using Google Earth I can remember the last time I sat in his lap and he held me telling me … Read more
When it comes to the topic of “kissing cousins”, there’s never a shortage of lively discussion. Either you’re against it or you don’t care. There … Read more
Who is Eligible for a Government-Issued Headstone? Upon request and at no charge to the applicant, The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) supplies … Read more
Obits provide all kinds of information! Obituaries provide a great deal of information, and these notices can be found either in newspaper or funeral home … Read more
There Can Be Clues Hiding In Those Papers Researching a family tree can lead to a huge collection of papers and things. A second or … Read more
The background tells a great story – Items or events in the background of photos can help you determine where and when the photo was … Read more
How to Date Photos Using the Photographers This can at least give a general date or time period for the photo. Also it helps when … Read more
Migration Help on Surnames Can Help you Break Through Some Brick Walls If you have never been to this page of Ancestry.com, this is worth … Read more
Some Tips for Saving Your Old Photos Did you know? Instead of putting those old family photos on display on the wall. You really need … Read more
If you are new to genealogy or know someone that starting to gain interest, here are some steps to help you build a family tree … Read more
Automobiles in photos can give you clues or set you on the right research path. I love it when cars are in the photo! Why? … Read more
Nothing like finding a great story and having hundreds of people with the same name come up. You have to find the facts first, before … Read more
In case you didn’t know, we have a section on the website for rescued photos. These are photos and cabinet cards that I’ve found in … Read more