Using Pre-1850 Records To Find An Ancestor’s Children
Many researchers struggle to trace their female ancestors. Moving into the pre-1850 census records and the search gets even harder. Tougher still is tracing are our ancestors who were children prior to the 1850 U.S. census. While the search for young children in early records is hard, it is certainly not an impossible search. If you suspect your ancestor had young children or are researching your ancestor as a young child, you owe it to your research (and them) to check all possible records. Using Pre-1850 Records To Find An Ancestor’s Children This article primarily addresses U.S. records. If you are research ancestors outside of the U.S., seek out that…
How To Save Your Personal History for Future Generations
Today, I’m welcoming Mike Tapia , CEO of RecordaLife. He’s sharing about a topic near and dear to my heart! At this time of year, with Christmas and Thanksgiving very much in our minds, we focus on family and on birth and on life. These are the times when some of our most important memories are formed, in childhood and as adults and parents. As genealogists, it is easy for us to focus completely on the past, on history, and to forget that we ourselves are making history today. We are making memories, we are achieving, we are having amazing experiences, with our family, with our friends, with our community,…
Strategies for Researching Colonial Genealogy Records
Researching colonial ancestors can be tough, but doesn’t have to be. Dare I say finding your ancestors in colonial genealogy records can be quite rewarding (and fun). As with all of your genealogy research, having a solid research in place is key. Strategies for Researching Colonial Genealogy Records In this article we are going take a look at strategies and examples of colonial records databases to include in your research plan for that colonial ancestor. Before You Even Create Your Research Plan – Study Your History! (You are going to create a research plan, right?!) Regardless of the time period you are researching, having a knowledge of the area’s history…
Restoring Old Family Photos – A Vivid-Pix Tutorial
Do you have boxes of old family photos on the top shelf of your closet? What if I told you that you valuable clues in your family history research are sitting in those boxes? Have I got your attention?! Now grab those old family photos and let’s get to work. I have a large collection of old family photos that I was graciously gifted when I began to explore our family’s history. Many of the photos were recognizable, but fading had caused some details to be lost. Others were faded or yellowed and obviously suffered some water damage. Could these photographs be saved for future generations to enjoy and connect…
