discovering your family history through cluster genealogy
It’s easy to skip those early census records, they just have that one name, often unreadable and a lot of tick marks. But you will find the cluster of people living in the household, likely family members. So how do you pull the clusters of out these documents and associate names with the tick marks.... Continue Reading →
I have 29 men, some I think I know, some I have no idea. The petition submitted to the SC General Assembly was written in 1834, and according to the SC Archives, these men are inhabitants of York County, SC. So it seems reasonable to look in York County and the census seems a likely... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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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 →
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 →
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 →