• The Finding Female Ancestors E-Course!

    Finding female ancestors hiding in the family tree can seem a daunting task at times! Why is that? There are a few reasons for that: Our female ancestors did not generate many early records of their own. Women changed their names upon marriage. Add in multiple marriages and a woman could been known by several names. Women are often hidden in the records of the men in their lives. Now imagine knowing where to search for those hidden females. Imagine knowing the common and uncommon records to research. Imagine the feeling of knowing you’ve done a complete search for your female ancestor. That’s totally possible for you! I started researching…

  • Finding Female Ancestors E-Course

    Confidently Search For The Women Hiding In Your Family Tree Are you missing half of your family tree?! Ignoring those hard to find female ancestors means ignoring half of your family tree. Ignoring female ancestors means their stories will be lost. Ignoring female ancestors means a lineage application may not be accepted. Imagine….. Finding female ancestors “hiding” in the family tree can seem a daunting task at times, but you’ve got this! Moving the research for your female ancestors is totally possible for you! Here’s everything we will cover inside of Finding Female Ancestors E-Course: ⭐Video Instruction – Six (6) masterclasses teaching the strategies for female ancestor research! ⭐Handouts –…

  • African American women from early 1900's
    Female Ancestors,  Genealogy Research

    How To Start Researching Your African American Female Ancestors

    How to start your genealogy research into your African American female ancestors. Researching female ancestors is challenging, but possible! Genealogy research comes with many challenges, especially with regard to researching certain subsets of our ancestors. Once such group is women. Researching our female ancestors can require even more effort when it comes to those who are of African descent. In this post, I’ll offer a few suggestions for documenting the lives of our African American female ancestors. Like researching any female of days gone by, we often begin with learning everything we can about the men in their lives. Often, women will be mentioned in the records of their husbands,…