Who is Ruth Best

I have written several blog post on the topic of "relatives living with family members who have different last names." I have also written about the importance of gathering the records of all the branches, so that you will not miss important clues about the family history and so you will be able to identify... Continue Reading →

German Newspapers in USA

I was working on Face Book adding links to some genealogy group pages when I had an idea. Why not post the links to the German newspaper, I have on my Google News Archive Enhanced collection. I remember marking some newspapers as being published in German but I didn't know exactly in which states they... Continue Reading →

Graves with no names

Can't find any more records of Great Aunt Jessie who lived in New York around 1880? Where is Uncle Charlie after 1900 census? The 1910 census shows Mary Lou living with her family but then nothing. Where is Mary Lou? The 1920 census has Aunt Fannie married with one child but she does not show... Continue Reading →

New York Ancestors

In my last blog I gave you information on how to find your Dutch ancestors so it is fitting that we move our searches over to New York state because that is where the Dutch moved to back in 1613.  By the year 2000 Dutch heritage had spread throughout the United States as this Wikipedia map shows: Link: From Wikipedia, the... Continue Reading →

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