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Two very popular books stand out in mind when discussing reading (understanding) and writing genealogies and family histories. The first is More What Did They Mean By That? A Dictionary of Historical and Genealogical Terms Old and New. Genealogists cannot Continue reading Reading and Writing Cannot Exist Without Each Other
What demonstrates our cultural and ethnic heritage during the holidays more than food? It is not that what we are what we eat, but rather we eat what we do because of who we are. So much of our selection Continue reading A Great Gift Idea, Even for the Non-Genealogist in the Family
Elizabeth Shown Mills is considered one of the most knowledgeable, if not the top expert, on research citation and verification. Her books, Evidence!: Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian and Evidence Explained and Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Continue reading Elizabeth Shown Mills’ Works and Citing Online African-American Historical Resources
Whatever holiday you celebrate this time of year –Hanukkah, Christmas, or other– the gift of humor is always appreciated. So for those looking to give a little lift to a favorite genealogist in their life, then let me recommend two Continue reading Give the Gift of Laughter to Your Favorite Genealogist
Having become interested in local land records and ownership details, Dr. Jerome (Jay) Segel researched and wrote Owner Unknown: Your guide to Real Estate Treasure Hunting. His desire to produce this book came through his interest and research in uncovering Continue reading The Wampanoag: Genealogical History of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
For 2012, the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) has republished The Expansion of New England: The Spread of New England Settlement and Institutions to the Mississippi River, 1620-1865. Lois Mathews wrote and originally published this history in 1909. Many Continue reading The Expansion of New England
Beginning 12 February 1733, more than one hundred years after Plymouth, Savannah became the thirteenth British colony. For the first 19 years, the colony was the under the rule of a board of trustees which sent many Protestant debtors there Continue reading Georgia Research: A Handbook for Genealogists, Historians, Archivists, Lawyers, Librarians, and Other Researchers; Second Edition
Ontario People: 1796-1803 is a book of lists. The easiest way to describe its contents is to simply quote from its Introduction: “After the American Revolution, several thousand families came to settle in the western part of Quebec, later called Continue reading Ontario People: 1796-1803
Earlier this year I reviewed Mastering Online Genealogy, a new book by W. Daniel Quillen. This book was the first in what Quillen was planning on as his “Essentials of Genealogy” series of genealogical primers. Well, it is officially now Continue reading Mastering Immigration & Naturalization Records
Like the other county books in this series, Tracing Your Westmeath Ancestors, by Gretta Connell, describes the records available for County Westmeath. Descriptions include the location of these resources, how they can be accessed, and how they can be used in Continue reading Tracing Your Westmeath Ancestors
To those with Irish ancestry, there is another addition to the Tracing Your Ancestors series, that is Tracing Your Sligo Ancestors, by James G. Ryan. Sligo is a “maritime” county with the Atlantic to its west/northwest, and sits nestled between Continue reading Tracing Your Sligo Ancestors
Pennsylvania has as diverse a background as any state in the Union. Comprising some of earliest settled lands by European colonists, there are over 300 years of records and historical events of genealogical interest waiting to be found. Veteran genealogist Continue reading Genealogy at a Glance: Pennsylvania Genealogy Research
Records Of Plymouth Colony: Births, Deaths, Burials, And Other Records, 1633-1689 is a reprint of what originally published as Volume Eight of Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England: Miscellaneous Records 1633-1689. This book contains three main Continue reading Records Of Plymouth Colony: Births, Deaths, Burials, And Other Records, 1633-1689
The post-Revolutionary period in Western Massachusetts found families and settlements in constant flux. People were moving westward into New York and northward into Vermont. The transient nature of the period presents certain difficulties for genealogical research. In an attempt to Continue reading Western Massachusetts Families in 1790
Newspapers are a remarkable genealogical resource. Even before societies developed a system of daily news, criers would walk the streets “announcing births, deaths, marriages and divorces.” (History of Newspapers by Mitchell Stephens) The first daily handwritten news sheets can be Continue reading Bring Your Ancestors to Life Using Newspapers