Yesterday, I started writing about how I have been mulling and pondering about what is in my genealogy toolkit. And I came up lacking on tools to help me understand documents as clusters. I was looking at a petition that some of my ancestors had signed asking the SC General Assembly not to change the... Continue Reading →
Mulling and Pondering My Genealogy Toolkit
I was poking around on South Carolina Department of Archives and History looking through their online digitized images, specifically looking for transcribed wills. And I discovered Petitions to the General Assembly while searching for my ancestor Bird Martin. And I found this entry: Inhabitants of York District, Petition Against the Proposed Altering of the State... Continue Reading →
So That’s What She Looked Like!
Wouldn't it be nice if we had pictures of all of our ancestors? One of the joys of being on Ancestry (note: they employ me!) is that you can connect with so many people. I met a cousin a while back and we messaged back and forth. Lovely lady. And a week or so ago,... Continue Reading →
Ancestry — Declaration Descendants
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Who was Ruth Rouse and why should you care?
If you are looking for your southern ancestors' story, you need to know about the textile mills. Join me at NGS in Raleigh May 9-13, specifically Thursday Morning at 8am (yes, you can do it!) for The Industrial Revolution Comes Home: Textile Mills and Your Ancestors and we will talk about Ruth, murder, communists, and... Continue Reading →
Where You Will Find Me Speaking
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, the Civil War! And I have three talks scheduled for NGS. The era of the textile mills is really fascinating and has an... Continue Reading →
Slides and Template from San Diego Genealogy Day!
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 Finding and Researching Women on my Slides and Presentations Page. (Note: I updated the How Do I Know I'm Right so it works!)... Continue Reading →
Jumpstarting Your Genealogy Brain
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 approach. Amy broke out of her comfort zone by taking a non genealogy class and improving her social media skills. So this idea... Continue Reading →
Well, Hello There. Talking To The Dead
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 to see the cemetery. I could see it was broken into two sets of graves. But it is always so different when you... Continue Reading →