Last weekend I spent some time trying to locate the marriage record of my husband's great-uncle John. John was the oldest child in his family, and my husband's Grandma Lois was the youngest. "Johnnie" joined the navy and moved away from home shortl ...
I hope you are enjoying learning about how to use FamilySearch's Family Tree app! Two weeks ago I wrote about the features found on the Home Screen of the app. Last week I focused on the options found under the More tab. Today, I wi ...
I love the way the 1910 Census provides a summary of the life of one of my role models, my 3x great-grandmother, Paulina Eliza Phelps Lyman. This is the last census she appears in prior to her death in 1912. Location: Parowan, Iron ...
This has been an exciting and productive week! I began a new project that involves two new-to-me areas of genealogical research - Poland and DNA. I have begun a project in which the objective is to extend the ancestry of a client whose pa ...
Last week I wrote about the features found on the Home Screen of FamilySearch's Family Tree mobile app. Today I will focus on the options found under the “More” tab. One thing you will want to do right away is tap on "Settings." Enable ...
"Sweet souls around us watch us still, press nearer to our side; into our thoughts, into our prayers, with gentle helpings glide." Harriet Beecher Stowe My introduction to family history research came when my husband Barry's Grandma Lois sta ...
My son and his wife are expecting my first grandchild in September, a little girl! Last week I completed a quilt for the new baby. As I spent time planning, cutting, piecing, and finishing this quilt, my thoughts turned to my own grandmother, Rebec ...
Have you ever used the FamilySearch Family Tree mobile app? At first, I was hesitant to use it for anything more than the "Relatives Around Me" and "Map My Ancestors" features, mostly because I am more familiar with my computer and I like it! My du ...
I am beginning to work on my four generation project for accreditation. Now that I have completed the Research Like a Pro study group I feel ready to tackle this huge endeavor. I will be tracing the paternal line of Alfred W. Beck, who was born in ...
Before beginning the study group, my research experience consisted mostly of autofill searches of FamilySearch and its partner sites to find and attach sources to ancestors on my family tree. I had been able to make a lot of progress and discoveries, ...