Unexpected Genealogy Records: Guardianship
By Robin Foster Guardianship records are one of the unexpected but not so uncommon records that you may discover while searching probate...
Gleaning a Document
By Jan Edwards Just what does that mean? To glean means to extract information from various sources. It means to obtain, get, take, draw,...
Laws and Provisions Can Lead to Genealogical Records
By Robin Foster Recently, I went to the Greenwood County, SC Probate Office where I noticed a big red book left out that had not been put...
Getting an Answer to Your Genealogy Research Question
By Robin Foster Many places like Genealogy! Just Ask! can help you get answers to your genealogy research questions. This does not work...
Have You Been Through the Genealogy Portal?
By Jan Edwards Why do I need to go to a Family History Center Library when I have the interenet at home! Did you know that these...
The Timeline Exposes the Holes in Your History
By Robin Foster In Wills May Determine Slavery in the Family, I discussed how I had reached a point with researching Eliza, the mother of...
Wills May Determine Slavery in the Family
By Robin Foster In Finding Evidence of Slavery in the Family, we discussed how oral history and census records can give clues about...
What Does the Camera Mean on FamilySearch Historical Record Collections?
By Jan Edwards If a FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has a camera by the title, it means there are images. If this collection...
Indexers Rock!
By Jan Edwards Thank you INDEXERS! You ROCK! Today was a day of appreciation towards those that spend countless hours indexing! That is...
