Finding all the members of a particular family is a challenge when the family moved around a lot. Why couldn’t […]
Three Sets of Twins
When I was a kid I used to hear old folks and my teachers talk about how “back in the […]
Wet-Nurses
The Not-So-Good Old Days Back in the early 2000s when I was having my children, I read a lot of […]
The Value of Indexing
What is indexing in the genealogy world? Very briefly, it is when people or computers read documents and make various […]
The Value of Paging Through
The value of paging through a record book is sometimes forgotten nowadays, since indexing burst onto the scene. I’m a […]
Mistaken Identity or Identity Theft?
I stumbled into an intriguing little problem in my family tree recently. My 5th great-grandparents, Pierre Prejean and Marie Louise […]
A Triple Wedding
Worried about paying for your kids’ weddings? Do as my 8th great-grandparents did, and marry off three of your offspring […]
Unique Signature Marks Help Solve the Case
If you had to sign a document or parish register and you were illiterate, you made your mark. Most people […]