The Myth of Ellis Island, Part 1
In my previous blog post, “What’s In A Name,” I used the example of my second great grandfather, Yussel Wilkimirsky (also known as Joseph...
What's in a Name?
What IS in a name? We all remember learning this famous line in high school English, written by Shakespeare, uttered by Juliet Capulet,...
Newspapers Tell The Story
Sometimes all you can find of the woman you're researching is her married name. I had this happen tonight. Caldonia Penrod, my 1st...
Finding the Fraimans
There is a photograph that is “famous” in my father’s family. We believe it was taken sometime in the late 19th century in the shtetl...
BOOKS! You can never have too many! Where to read online - download – or buy
In these days when we can put a name in a search engine and get dates, links to documents and (purported) family members, is it worth it...
FamilySearch Research Wiki! Gotta Love it!
What I learned today! Over and over I re-learn the value of FamilySearch Research Wiki. How do you locate this great site? From the home...
Think Outside of the Box!
What I learned today. Today while researching a post on one of the Genealogy! Just Ask pages, I was reminded of how important it is to...
What I Learned Today: The Dash
Today was a really sad day for the area I live in. On the evening of July 4th in Brookings Oregon, a small plane left the Brookings...
What I Learned Today: About Weeding
I have a garden, it’s big…really big. I love to garden but got behind this last week as we had a family reunion. I like to weed a half...
Post Two: What I Learned Today
Find a Family History Center I had the opportunity to substitute today at our local Family History Center. Are you using your center? To...
