Recently I completed the class “Civil War Research: Find Your Ancestors in the War Between the States” through Family Tree University. Now, I have always thought that I knew quite a bit about the War of the Rebellion (or heck, pick a term) thanks to my AP US History teacher in high school. Imagine my [...]
There is a mystery in my husband’s family, and I am on a quest to solve it. My husband’s paternal grandmother told a story about how they were related to Buffalo Bill Cody through marriage. There was also another story about an ancestor who changed his name during the Civil War with the thought it [...]
This is the last in a series of posts on my journey through my mother’s family. There have been twists and there were surprises, but I have saved the best for last. During our holiday break I spent a whole day locked in my father’s study using his scanner. My mother and my mother-in-law were [...]
Over the past two posts I have shared with you my investigation into my mother’s family tree. This week you will discover just how close I have been to my third-great-grandmother. The most enlightening part of this adventure was when I found Berthena Cannon Morris’s grave, and realized I knew it. Not just that it [...]
In my last post I talked about my search for Edward Darnell Arvin, and how it led me to a different ancestor instead. In this segment I discover how spelling does matter, what a good friend Google is, and that Find A Grave can suck away an afternoon. The census records were very enlightening. I [...]
A few weeks ago I told you about how I broke down a brick wall by thinking outside the box… well, outside the box for me. Through the FTU Power Course I took on breaking down brick walls I learned you should look in places where records for ancestor maybe that are not in the [...]
I became fascinated with the field of genetics in high school biology class. Mr. Crawford was a task master for his honors bio kids, but I never learned so much nor enjoyed a teacher more. In the beginning we learned about Punnett Squares, then advanced into pedigree charts to show heredity in familial lines. Sounds [...]
The holidays have come and gone, and once again we went home to the grandparents. My husband and I are lucky that we have all our parents living in the same town. It makes the logistics for scheduling visits much easier, and we feel very lucky that we don’t have to figure out whom to [...]
I had the daunting task this week of taking my car, and both children, to the dealership to get the trusty commuter car worked on for my husband. It was going to be an afternoon of fun, let me tell you. After packing the box of Legos and the video games for the kids I [...]
If I could have my way, I would be a perpetual student. I enjoy learning and trying new things. Jumping into genealogy with two feet, however meant I had large holes in my knowledge base. Yes, I knew how to do research for college papers and my hobbies, but it soon became apparent that just [...]
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