Friday’s Five at Five for September 28, 2018
The return of Friday’s Five at Five! Here’s five posts that have made me think this week: What Your German Surname Says About Your Ancestors from Ancestral Findings 13 Secrets of Obituary Writers by Jake Rossen for Mental Floss Going Gluten Free: What Does Your DNA Say? by Kitty Cooper Recording the FBI by Judy Russell for her blog […]
Friday’s Five at Five for June 29, 2018
Back with another 5 great blogposts I read this week: Using First Names as Evidence of Family Relationships by DiAnn Iamarino Remember to use name as hints, not proof. And also remember that you may not have discovered all of a couple’s children, which could through off the naming birth order. How I Solved It: Always […]
Friday’s Five at Five for May 18, 2018
Five blogposts I found educational: How I Solved It: Frederick Allen Downing: finding the father of an illegitimate child– A blogpost from Suzi Brent reminding us to look at the child’s name when searching for a birth father. We should always write out our genealogical conclusions, even if they are retractions of earlier conclusions. Here’s […]
Friday’s Five at Five for May 11, 2018
The posts I mention below are now about a month old on their writers’ sites, but still worthy of a read: Academic genealogy – I don’t have a PhD, but I enjoy reading about the “family tree” of anything – people, animals, academics. It works just like any […]
Friday’s Five at Five for May 4, 2018
Five more blogposts of value: Sometimes we like to believe the census taker missed our ancestors, or perhaps, our families purposely avoided the census taker. Was Your Ancestor Missed on the U.S. Federal Census? gives some reasons why your family members may actually be absent from the census. Someday I might actually follow all these great […]
Friday’s Five at Five for April 20, 2018
Five links: It’s Friday and tomorrow starts the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Nearly a decade ago I attended my first Festival of Books and came across a tent for the Southern California Genealogical Society. Genealogical society? I’d been alone in my fascination of searching for my ancestors. They were promoting their Jamboree. Jamboree?! […]
Friday (the 13th)’s Five at Five for April 13, 2018
Happy Friday fellow family finders! I recently enjoyed reading these five blogposts: “Buried in Woolen” – What? Why? – This is the kind of information that isn’t a fact, but provides context to the facts, enriching your family’s story. How I Solved It: Death Investigation: Was it a Railroad Accident? – Searching for evidence of a passed […]
Friday’s Five at Five for April 6, 2018
This week’s five favorite blogposts include: Deciphering Place Names Just Got Easier – How to use Google and Meyer’s Gazetteer to try to determine a German town name. Finding Cemetery Records in an Archive – A post about the different cemetery records you might find in an archive. Women’s History Month 2018: A P.S. to Asylums […]
Friday’s Five at Five for March 30, 2018
Welcome to another Friday’s Five at Five! Here’s five blogposts/articles I think you might find helpful: My genealogical and genetic trees have Australians on them, but I haven’t done too much research in the country. Gail Dever’s Did your elusive ancestor end up in an Australian gaol? You may find their mug shot is an intriguing place […]
Friday’s Five at Five for March 23, 2018
Friday is here. Here are five fellow bloggers’ posts I found fascinating this week: I love case studies and the case of the missing Tews is a great read. Oxford Ancestors is closing down. Debbie Kennett gives a rundown on the historical significance of the company, while Roberta Estes reminds us why and how we […]
