Vol. 22, No. 13 — April 5, 2017
The Difference Between Wills and Probate Documents |
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When you are doing genealogy, you will most likely eventually go into court records and look for the wills of your ancestors. Wills can have a huge amount of previously unknown genealogical information in them. You can confirm relationships with them, learn new relationships, and get an idea of the lifestyle of your ancestor by looking at the money they’re giving away and the belongings they
are assigning to various relatives. People have been making wills for centuries, so it’s not a new thing. You will even find wills dating from the early middle ages, and sometimes even earlier. The will of Cecily Neville in 1495 in England, for example, includes one of the earliest mentions of her then four-year-old great-grandson, the future King Henry VIII... Read More
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3 Overlooked Clues in Genealogical Documents |
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You want to take your research further, but seem to be stuck at a brick wall on the line you’re working on. It’s a frustrating fact of genealogy that nearly any genealogist will encounter at some point, and probably more than once. When you get to the point where you don’t know where else to look for clues, you may
be tempted to give up on that line, but don’t do it just yet. There are likely clues in the research you’ve already done that will point the way to additional information. These are three commonly overlooked clues in genealogical documents that can help you break through that brick wall... Read More
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The Fighting American Doughboys |
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The term ‘doughboy’ is one which remained a popular nickname for US servicemen for almost 100 years and which almost certainly had its origins in the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848. The suggestions for the first uses of the name are varied and while some have merit, there are others which are quite clearly unlikely at best... Read More
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Latest Genealogy Gold Podcast
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On today’s episode, you learn about the history of tartans and identify clans from around the world.
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Insights in the Way Painters Began Using Light |
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Photography is the art form of painting with light, which means that it was only natural that someone would invent the flash, enabling us to paint with light even where there was none. Let me show you how today’s wonderful world of artificial lighting came about... Read More
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