Elder Brent H. Nielson stated in his talk at General Conference this past April 2024: “My friends at FamilySearch have taught me that over one million new names are added to FamilySearch each day. If you didn’t find your ancestor yesterday, I invite you to look again tomorrow.” (See Link) A month ago, I was… Read More Lost and Found
In a recent FamilySearch blog. Sunny Morton shares three kinds of English historical documents to use to start building your English family tree. The first records mentioned are Censuses, which can show an entire family as far back as the 1840s. She shares how these records may help you reconstruct entire family groups. “Once you… Read More English Historical Documents
Both wedding announcements and obituaries normally list a woman’s maiden name. You may even find a picture of the individual! To find a woman’s maiden name in a wedding announcement or obituary, you must at least know: The approximate date of the event The name of the groom for wedding announcements or the full name… Read More Finding a Maiden Name with Newspapers
Anyone who is serious about discovering their family history should never pass up an opportunity to supplement their research by using United States newspapers. Newspapers are often the best place to find such useful sources as obituaries, notices of land sales, probate notices, birth, marriage and death notices as well as day to day historical… Read More Newspaper Research