Blogs about Genealogy

In recognition of those who have served our country in the military, Heather Wilkinson Rojo of the Nutfield Genealogy blog started the Honor Roll Project. It’s an opportunity to publicly document the names on military …

My husband's Bentley ancestors moved from upstate New York to settle in Elkhart county, Indiana in the mid-1830s. William Tyler Bentley (1795-1873) and his wife Olivia Morgan Bentley (1799?-1838) had seven children before she died …

Here is an overview of the new sources, projects and other news announced in the past month. Sources Birth records 1903-1912 from Enkhuizen, Hoogkarspel, Schellinkhout, Venhuizen, Westwoud, and Wijdenes can now be found at the …

I’ve been experimenting with the MapChart website to produce maps showing the birth county of people in North Walls and Brims in two censuses, 1861 and 1921. What do you think? 1861 Census And here’s …

This weathervane was photographed at a rest area on the New York Thru WayIn September we traveled down south to see the Shenendoah National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway. On the way home we …

I recently completed Tom Jones' Masterclass Advanced Genealogical Writing Skills Using Microsoft Word offered through the Family History Academy. The class was incredible - I had no clue how much I didn't know about using …