Vol. 21, No. 32 - April 28, 2016
Tips for Using Birth Records to Ensure Success in Your Genealogy |
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There are dozens, even hundreds, of different records you can use to compile your family history when doing genealogy research. Each one tells a different story about your ancestor. When you put them all together, resolve any discrepancies between them, and use your genealogical skills to read between the lines, you get a fuller, richer picture of your ancestor’s life and times. That’s the ultimate goal of the advanced and/or
professional researcher. Discovering as many records as you can that mention your ancestors is key to getting every last possible detail about their lives.
While you may think it’s a basic thing to use birth records in genealogy, these records can be useful for advanced researchers in entirely new ways. Every genealogist should start with using the basic birth, death, marriage, and census records pertaining to their ancestors. Here
are some tips for how advanced researchers can use birth records to ensure success in their genealogy...
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Latest Genealogy Gold Podcast
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When you get your DNA tested for genealogy, you will often see the term “haplogroup” come up. What is that? Join me on today’s episode and I’ll talk on what is a haplogroup and how does it pertain to your family tree...
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What Happened to the 1890 Census, and What You Can Use to Fill in Its Blanks |
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The 1890 census is a source of constant consternation for genealogists. The United States has taken a national census every 10 years since 1790. Up until 1840, only the names of heads of households were recorded, along with the number of every one of each gender who fell into certain age groups. It was harder to trace families with earlier censuses, but
not impossible. Beginning with the 1850 census, the names and ages of everyone in the household were recorded. This was a vast improvement, and new information on each family member was added with each census year.
By the time of the 1880 census, we were being told...
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Why Citing Sources is Crucial in Genealogy and How to Do it Right |
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As a beginning genealogist, you may not give much thought to citing your sources in your research. However, it is a vitally important part of any serious type of genealogical pursuit. Citing sources serves a variety of purposes. Most importantly, it lets you know where you found your information. This is crucial as you get further into your research on a family. You may find new, conflicting information on a person you’ve
already researched. By citing your sources as you go, you can see where you found the original information, look at it again, compare it to the new source or sources, and decide if one is more likely to be correct or more believable than the other...
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This Week’s Free Genealogy Lookups |
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What Does It Mean to Focus to Infinity? |
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My lovely wife took me to North Carolina for our anniversary. Here's a photo that we captured at Bodie Island Historical Lighthouse.
For this weeks photography article I would like to talk about infinity focusing. It's a term that can be confusing even
among experienced photographers and if you’re new to this, then it might be a major challenge to learn the how, why and when of this technique. The term itself is a little bit deceptive, which I’ll explain later on. After that, I’ll show you why to use infinity focus, and when to use it. Click the link below, and before too long, you’ll be an expert on this topic!
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