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Category: Genealogy Tips

  • Automobiles in the Family Tree

    I wish I’d kept a list of all the cars I’ve owned since I started driving (illegally) 42 years ago. The last few are easy to remember. A precious few really stand out in my mind. Like the multi-shades-of-orange-manual-transmission Pinto. And the clunker I bought for $50 at a garage…

  • I Forgot My Cemetery Kit

    As a result, I couldn’t fix this: Husband and I recently took a genealogical road trip to Illinois. First Stop – Judy Russell. The Legal Genealogist spoke at the Chicago Genealogical Society meeting in Arlington Heights. That was a day well spent. Next up – locate the final resting place of…

  • Calling All Genealogists

    A couple weeks ago I attended a great genealogy gathering. We went around the room introducing ourselves, sharing the surnames we were researching and talking about the places in which our ancestors had lived. It took the better part of an hour to get through a couple dozen people. But…

  • Troubleshooters Guide to Genealogy

    Written inside the front cover of The Troubleshooter’s Guide to Do-It-Yourself Genealogy by W. Daniel Quillen is the following descriptor; “Advanced Techniques for Overcoming Obstacles, Removing Roadblocks & Unlocking Your Family History!” Trying not to be overly critical (although I finished the 271-page book in one evening), I looked up the…