Family (genealogy, family history, research methodology)

What are “Supplemental Census Questions?” Did you know that the one major thing that changed between the US Census of 1930 and 1940 was the elimination of the ‘NATIVITY OF PARENTS’ section for all respondents? For genealogists this is a huge blow and creates a dearth of data for researchers

Your Ancestry search engine has a problem! It’s not so much that Ancestry is becoming a lackluster research platform, it’s just that we’ve become so finicky! Genealogical research has advanced so far in the last 5 years alone that what once seemed like alchemy is now commonplace and ill-adjusted to

I’m literally in shock thinking about the fact that while complaints against the new Find A Grave website are mounting, not only is the site getting worse, but those complaints are actually being ignored. What gives? We all want to know. Things are getting so bad that there are actually

Staying organized in genealogy can be quite difficult, Genealogy Research Redundancy is something you need to get to know! Here’s a major tip! Organization is often the simple act of keeping multiple records of known ancestors; however, it is also involves something super counter-intuitive – that is, in tracking families

If it wasn’t for the fact that Find A Grave provides an unparalleled service to the genealogical community, their website’s design and functionality would be laughed right off the internet! After 3 months of tinkering with the new ‘purple monster’ here are 4 annoying problems with Find A Grave’s new

I think there is something valuable we can learn from our traditional core American values, a mode of thought that seems lost on today’s society and that’s the “hell or high water” attitude in knowing what you want and getting it! Maybe it’s the Texas roots in me but I

The aim of every family historian or genealogist should be to get kids, youth, and young people into family history. You may not think you have a story to tell, but I bet you do! The history of our country and people need to be preserved and the only way

Here’s where to find the millions of records that are offline and not available on Ancestry, Family Search, or any other digital clearinghouse. You literally have to go old school and try your hand at some next-level researching, that is to say, find out where the original repositories of genealogical

Find A Grave has a new and improved website, it’s what the users have been waiting for. Finally a new look from the dingy, cringy old interface to a fresh, modern styling. The front page has a slider-style scroll page which is clean and very visible where you can easily