For my last Timeline Tuesday post, I was able to document the source of my 2nd great-grandparents’ marriage in November of 1874. Early in my research of this branch of my family tree, I surmised that Elizabeth SCHMITT had been married before she married Jacob MUELLER. My supposition was based on the ages and birthplaces…
Last week I mentioned a sourcing “opportunity” I had. It could complicate citing the marriage of my great-grandfather Alfred Jacob Mueller’s parents on the timeline I am preparing about his life. While drafting this post and attempting to document the aforementioned marriage, I relived the steps I took long ago to secure that marriage certificate;…
It’s time to get serious about my family history research. Particularly when it comes to breaking down a brick wall that is preventing me from getting across the pond. Toward that end, for the past few weeks I’ve been devouring reading George G. Morgan and Drew Smith’s book Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques. A book I highly…
For the past few weeks I’ve been busy indexing records posted online by the Service Départemental d’Archives de la Moselle. I dearly love Microsoft Excel and as the self-appointed indexer of these records, I’m in spreadsheet heaven. But how, you may ask, will this help my genealogical research? My project began as an attempt to more systematically search…
Nearly four years ago I asked the universe for a virtual Success Team. The universe responded with something a little different than what I had in mind. Something much better than I could have imagined. Instead of the four-person team I envisioned, it’s just Jenny and me. And that is perfect. We follow the first…
I recently told you I had taken the first step in an enormous and overwhelming home office reorganization project. My goal is to have all my genealogy files organized before the end of 2015. As I mentioned in Fun with Genealogy Files Part 1, space is of the essence. Smaller spaces work best when as the saying goes, there is…
Are you ready to reap greater rewards from your genealogy research? Oh my gosh, me too! With the New Year right around the corner, I’ve been thinking a lot about my family history research goals for 2015. I need to answer pressing questions, overcome brick walls, make new discoveries and connect with more cousins. With that…
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 two of my Tolf ancestors.…
Some of the folks in my family tree did a fantastic job creating records and leaving long paper trails. Others not so much. Whether there are many documents or a paltry few, I would love a moment alone with each of my ancestors. There are a million emotion-based questions I’d love to ask (how did that…
In November and December I printed calendars from Family Tree Maker and used them to create my genealogical research to-do lists for the upcoming month. The calendars added a sort of random focus to my family history research which I enjoyed, so I played the same game in January: 01 Jan 1858 – My 2nd great-grandfather Peter August…
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