
I have 3 conferences scheduled this year (so far) where you can hear me speak. At RootsTech I am doing a couple of military talks including one on my favorite subject, […]
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I have 3 conferences scheduled this year (so far) where you can hear me speak. At RootsTech I am doing a couple of military talks including one on my favorite subject, […]
I had a great time with the San Diego Genealogy Society and San Diego Historical Society! You can find the slides from my lectures How Do I Know I Am Right and […]
Amy Johnson Crow wrote about Breaking Out of Your Genealogy Comfort Zone. Seemed like a good idea. I’ve felt a little bit uninspired in my genealogy research lately. I needed a new […]
On my latest research trip I stopped by Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery in Blacksburg, South Carolina. Now I had seen the graves on Find A Grave. And I had looked on Google […]
A couple weekends ago I was traipsing through court houses collecting deeds and other documents for my ancestors. And yes, it was as much fun as you imagine! But how do you […]
Last weekend, I was in Wytheville, Virginia doing a little research and giving a couple of Lectures. On Friday, I was lucky enough to spend time at the Wythe County Genealogical and […]
J Paul Hawthorne started this fun little exercise for all of us genealogists. Map where your ancestors were born in a tree. (Template here) You can understand why my research focuses in […]
This is a cautionary tale about reading what is there and not making assumptions. Fortunately, in this case, I didn’t lose years of research or spend time randomly driving around York County, […]
We all know that sourcing is an art, not a science, right? And there is no one way to write a source. Lots of wrong ways, but also correct variations that allow […]
Will you be in the southern Virginia area the weekend of April 2nd? The Family History Institute of Southwest Virginia will be held Saturday, April 2nd, 2016. I’ll be presenting two sessions: […]