There are some who believe that their ancestors' names were change at Ellis Island.  There are others who discount this claim.  My ances...

Randy's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun this week asked 1)  Do you have ancestors who suffered the loss of one or both parents early in t...

For Saturday Night Genealogy Fun this week, Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings suggested this: How many "Wills" for your grandparent...

After participating in Randy Seaver's most recent Saturday Night Genealogy Fun in which we were invited to write about our most frustra...

Randy's suggestion for genealogy fun this past Saturday was to write about our most frustrating research challenge.  I chuckled when I...

I thought April 8th's total solar eclipse was amazing.  We travelled back roads to a little town about 45 minutes away and sat in the ti...

I think it's unusual to find a deed in which a sentiment is included and even more unusual to find one in which a father tells of his lo...

While scouting around the internet I sometimes find articles and posts that seem genealogy-related.  I enjoyed these recent finds and though...