Hi Friends,
This week, we covered a mix of practical and fun genealogy topics that help you keep moving forward, even when the trail gets tough.
Homestead Files, Hidden Stories shows how land and homestead paperwork can hold some of the most useful details you will ever find. These records can
point to where a family came from, when they arrived, who lived nearby, and what happened over time as land changed hands. A small clue here can open up a much bigger story.
No Records, No Problem is for those times when the record you need is missing, destroyed, never created, or just not where it should be. You are not stuck. This one walks through alternative sources and smart steps to build proof and keep your research moving forward.
Free Genealogy Lookup is up as always.
The How to Find Marriage Records article digs into where to look, what to try when the first search comes up empty, and how to broaden your search without turning it into a mess. Marriage records can be full of clues, names, dates, places, parents, witnesses, and sometimes details you did not expect.
Genealogy Projects for January is about starting the year with one clear project you can actually finish. These ideas help you stay organized, make real progress, and keep the hobby fun.
How To Check Your Family Tree For Errors covers a problem every family historian runs into sooner or later. A family tree can look solid until you test it. This one shows you how to spot weak links, identify warning signs, and
double-check the people and events most likely to be wrong before the mistake spreads into the next generation of research.
Every Mistake I Made in
2025 is a straight talk look at the kinds of mistakes that happen when you work with real records. The record is rarely clean, and research rarely goes in a straight line. I shared what I got wrong, what I learned, and how you can avoid the same traps while you build your own work.
Thanks for reading, and I hope something from this week
helps you make a real discovery.
Happy Searching!
Will
