I have a 3x great-grandfather who seems to have disappeared into thin air. Only one thing about the story is certain: My 2x great-grandfather William Munford Stubbs never knew his father's name. William Munford Stubbs There are a couple of ...
Pennsylvania Land Records: First Titles
I have been working on my four-generation project for accreditation through ICAPGen. One of the types of records I need to have a good working knowledge of for the Mid-Atlantic region is land records, so I have spent the last couple of days stu ...
Living Through the COVID-19 Pandemic: Are You Writing This Down?
News of the COVID-19 pandemic is everywhere. Over the past few days, waves of updates have flooded across media channels, making it the topic of conversations all over the globe. As we navigate our way through this unique moment in history, my tho ...
Close to Home: Discovering Ancestor Events in Your Neighborhood
This is my 4th great-grandfather, Morris Charles Phelps: I love reading stories about the adventures and trials he and his wife Laura experienced as converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in its early days in Missouri an ...
Finding Mary (Marna) Andersdotter: A Search for Immigration Records
Mary (Marna) Anderstdotter was born in Sweden. At the age of 18 she joined the Mormon church. Her mother was horrified and told Mary she must either give up her religion or leave home. Mary would not give up her new-found faith, so she left ...
Gratitude and Thanksgiving
I can't believe it's almost Thanksgiving! It's my favorite holiday, and I am looking forward to spending time celebrating everything I am thankful for with extended family this week. I have a gratitude project I will be completing over the nex ...
What’s on the Menu? Foods From Grandma’s Kitchen
Today is my Grandma Stevens' birthday. My sister-in-law reached out a few days ago to ask what some of Grandma's favorite foods were so she could serve some of them to her family in honor of Grandma today. What a great way to pass on food tradition ...
George Albert Moore, Surgeon
Last fall I visited the graves of my 5th great-grandparents, Perez Ormsby Mason and Martha Lois Barney. They lived, died, and were buried in Monroe, Grafton County, New Hampshire. I know a lot about their grandson, my 3rd great-grandfather Amasa Ma ...
Separating Men of the Same Name
A few months ago, I completed a project in which the objective was to determine which of two Jacob Fishers living in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the 1790 census was my ancestor. I used the FAN principle and created a fan club made up of ...
Genealogical Word Lists At FamilySearch
Did you know that the FamilySearch Research Wiki provides Genealogical Word Lists for localities that have records written in foreign languages? I first discovered this when looking at Lutheran Church Records in Pennsylvania that were written in Ger ...
