genealogy
Genealogy Blog, July 23, 2019 Research Summary Write-ups for Individuals I get asked periodically about what kind of data to save for individuals when you are doing genealogical research, and my generic [...]
Susanna NORTH Martin story source: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nwa/sm.html Text compiled by Bonnie Johnson [slightly modified by John Sutherland] Susanna North was baptized in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England September 30, 1621. The English-born Susanna was the [...]
The late 1600s were a devilish mix, in Europe and in the English colonies in America, of alleged witches and their persecution by people that today might be called 'religious extremists.' I [...]
From the "ABCs of Family Research," we have this discussion about Blood Types There is another aspect of learning about your genealogical background that is sometimes ignored, or at least not emphasized [...]
"The Accuracy of DNA Testing -- This is one of the most common questions and the most difficult to answer. There are approximately forty companies currently offering DNA testing to determine genealogy [...]
From a genealogical perspective, the Smithsonian Institute article linked below discusses recent discovery of an unknown human ancestor. The Smitsonian article includes a message from an earlier article from Nature Communications (Nature [...]
In my PDF book, "ABC's of Family Research" I was previously simply suggesting that you consider the darkside before having DNA testing done, and I'm now changing that suggestion to the more [...]
DNA Testing The subject of DNA testing topic is interesting, if for no other reason than the fact that very few people understand what current DNA testing is all about. And, I suspect that [...]
Genealogical Societies Genealogical societies are usually locally based, and are probably not as large in quantities of societies as are local historical societies. Most local genealogical societies operate on an annual membership fee [...]
Find A Grave By now you may have noticed from the list in Chapter 4 [of the book ABCs of Family Research] that I’ve snuck in what appears to be a new [...]
Research Application Software Which now gets us into the subject area of family research software. There are people and companies who regularly evaluate the various genealogical software packages on the market. I’m [...]
Background on English America In the long history of mankind, the history of the United States is relatively short and it has been tumultuous. The English colonized the Americas because their enemies, [...]
Doing Your Own Family Research Doing your own family research is not rocket science, but success in doing it does require a certain amount of persistence and determination, attention to detail, a [...]
