Looking to find some sources for your Welsh ancestors? Three key sources were suggested by Sunny Morton in a FamilySearch blog last week. Also, in its Countries section, The Family History Guide gives a wealth of information on finding Welsh sources. In the blog, “Discover Your Welsh Ancestry in These 3 Key Sources,” Sunny suggests… Read More Welsh Research Anyone?
One of the difficult things about doing family history work is finding all the women in the family. Even if you don’t know a wife’s maiden name, you at least have a clue when there is a “Mrs” mentioned. Women have often been discounted in records, especially the farther back you go. This is especially… Read More Where are the Daughters?
Indexing is such a great way to introduce yourself to family history if you haven’t already begun. If you are already involved in family history, you’ve seen the benefits of indexing as blue hint boxes pop up on your screen signifying a source hint for an ancestor. Indexing is a great –and fun—way to help… Read More Indexing – Making Important Records Searchable
One of the records that we all hope to find about our ancestors is some kind of death record. These have become more plentiful and available over the last 100 years. But we need to know what we can expect to find in the them and also how accurate that information is. To find whether… Read More Evaluating Death Records