Unexpected Discoveries
When I visit graveyards, I tend to photograph a lot of stones near those I am researching. The reason I do this is to potentially discover new information, especially if the stones are located...
Category: Surname Research
Gregg Family Researchers Should Avoid This Book
II’m talking about the Gregg family in this article, but it could about any family we are researching. It would be nice if all books that we consult when doing genealogical research could be...
Family Artifacts
While most of us have some old family photos lurking around that help to flesh out those noted ancestors of ours, it can also be a lot of fun to track some of their...
John Todd: Setting the Record Straight
Perhaps the most aggravating experience for an active genealogist is to come upon records that are just plain wrong. It may take a fair amount of work to straighten these things out, but it...
Grubb Family
Every now and then, I get tired of seeing the same old wrong data being passed around the net, so I thought I would take a moment and post about one or two that...
Family Histories Online
There is a wealth of genealogy information available online these days, including many family histories that may provide valuable clues for your research and are freely accessible. This list will expand as I find...
Early Bonsall Family of Delaware County, PA
The quoted information below was part of a larger article that discussed the earliest settlement of the area ….As the Bonsall family is now so widespread and especially so numerous in Delaware county and...
Edward Lane’s Mother was NOT Cecile Love!
Finding mistakes in ‘published’ genealogies can be fun, especially if the resulting change results in a discovery of a new line. Such was my fortune recently while browsing through FamilySearch.org’s huge database of English...