Family Tree Knots

One thing we need to do on a periodic basis when doing our genealogy and family history research is to re-examine our assumptions when it co...

I have a number of upcoming occasions where I will be giving presentations on the subject of genealogy research methodologies. So if you are...

Backup Reminder A Laughing Fool. Netherlandish oil painting (possibly Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen) ca. 1500. [Public Domain Image...

Since I only rely on the various family trees on Ancestry and other sites as potential clues I often come across "challenges" wher...

Lately I've been researching the family line of Emil Schoenberger who settled in the town of New Haven, Connecticut, USA in the late 180...

Since the new year I've been doing a bit of research on the line pertaining to the husband of one of my cousins. As with any of my perso...

In my post Hints for Dealing With Ancestry Hints I sort of glossed over how I handle the Member Trees hints from Ancestry when I stated: ...