If you’re one of the few who’ve looked through the records typically titled “Informacion Matrimonial” followed by years, in the record collections on Ancestry or FamilySearch you’ve likely looked at them as a lot of pages for very little information.… Read More »Consanguinity in Mexican Catholic Marriages
Whether it was curiosity about your family that led you to take a DNA test or the need to find a biological parent, sibling or other family member, DNA results can bring amazing good news or some very difficult information… Read More »The Good and the Bad of Finding Relatives Using DNA Results
Genetic genealogy has been all over the news and social media, with the murder case in Idaho slowly moving through the court system. Recently, the defendant, Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys have attempted to call into question the genetic genealogy that led… Read More »Genetic Genealogy & The Bryan Kohberger Case
For those doing genealogy for Mexican relatives or who have traced ancestors to Mexico the information that is available is some of the best out there. Records kept by the Catholic church in Mexico are a treasure trove of data… Read More »Mexican Genealogy a Treasure Trove of Information
For every family historian the love of a good ancestor hunt is irresistible. Yellowstone’s family relationships throughout the prequels and flashbacks have made for an exciting family tree to work on. Even for those who merely enjoy the shows, attempting… Read More »Yellowstone’s Dutton Family Tree
One of my favorite items to include in client reports are map and / or address related items. If you’ve never paid attention to the first columns on the census you could be missing out. It’s not information that will… Read More »Utilizing Old Maps and Google Maps in Genealogy
All genealogists have their pet peeves, one of mine is the incorrect designation of West Virginia before it existed. One might think that just as frequently you would see a designation of Virginia after a certain location had become West Virginia, but it’s just… Read More »The Designation of Virginia vs West Virginia in Family Trees
There are few road blocks so confounding as the mostly destroyed 1890 US Federal Census. While there are 1890 Census fragments, it really is very minimal what survived the fire. This is the full list of surviving fragments: Link to… Read More »Alternatives for the Destroyed 1890 US Federal Census