I did a short version of the Civil War project at the booth. You can see that presentation on Facebook: My slides from the long version of the presentation: https://wp.me/a2t8Wr-10t Thanks to […]
Slides from Civil War Presentation at RootsTech 2020
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 […]
My Family Married Each Other a Lot and Other Musings from RootsTech
When an offhand remark from RootsTech ended up on Twitter, I knew I must have had the attention of a few people! “My family married itself over and OVER again.” @AncestryAnne #RootsTech […]
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Genealogy Isn’t Free? An Oratrix? It’s Follow Friday!
What I’ve Been Reading This Week Ambassador What To Bring from FGS Blog Use Your Ancestors’ Social History to Your Advantage from Archives.com The Oratrix from The Legal Genealogist The Marriage Date […]
Moonshine, Civil War, Newspapers and an Assassin. It’s Follow Friday!
What I’ve been reading and writing this week. Enjoy! Philippina’s Choice from The Legal Genealogist This may be why your Civil War ancestor lost an arm or leg from Poore Boys in […]
Never Assume Anything. Sixty and Serving. Sorting Saturday.
A couple of days ago I wrote a post The Legal Genealogist Inspires Me to Take Another Look at the Puzzle of Jeremiah which discusses why can I find no record of […]
The Legal Genealogist Inspires Me to Take Another Look at the Puzzle of Jeremiah. Treasure Chest Thursday
I just read Judy Russell’s blog post The drafty Ohioan in her blog The Legal Genealogist where she discusses why Ignatius or Ignatz Fleitz didn’t fight for the Union during the Civil […]
Wisdom Wednesday — The World is a Limitless Place
I am a perpetual student because the world is a limitless place. — Elissa Scalise Powell I had the honor of being in Elissa’s class when I was a student in the […]
Sunday’s Obituary — Maiden Aunts and Bachelor Uncles: Sarah, Civil War Child
Sarah Gillespie, daughter of Jeremiah and Mary Gillespie was born sometime during February of 1860 in Amherst County, Virginia. She was had 1 sister and 2 brothers; the family had a $300 […]
