Sarah Ellen Ralston
A closer look at Sarah Ellen (Ralston) Hammond’s life, from Pennsylvania to Dodge City, using census records and a detailed obituary to reveal her family, faith, and resilience.
Friday Find: Andrew Jackson’s Birthplace
A Mysterious Crawford Document Do you have items in your files that didn’t come from your own research—but from someone else’s? Today’s Friday Find is… Read More »Friday Find: Andrew Jackson’s Birthplace
Casting a Wider Net
How a Statewide Search Led to a Land Discovery How broadly do you search newspapers? Do you limit your search to the county where your… Read More »Casting a Wider Net
Sorting Fact from Assumption
What the Records Really Say About the Craig and Crawford Families When working with early Virginia records, it can be tempting to connect families quickly—especially… Read More »Sorting Fact from Assumption
Sharing AI Stories beyond the Blog
Using AI (and AI Advice!) to Share Family Stories with Cousins Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It’s time for a little more genealogy fun—this time with… Read More »Sharing AI Stories beyond the Blog
Monday’s Diggings – Wells Chancery Record
Do you have documents in your files that you know are important… but you don’t quite remember how you obtained them? That was me this… Read More »Monday’s Diggings – Wells Chancery Record
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
A Madison County, Kentucky land entry introduced “John Downing” into my Crawford research—and may point back to Virginia. Could this be the FAN club lead I’ve been missing?
Richmond Fisk Hammond
A Life of Service, Family, and Resilience Introduction How do we truly understand the life of an ancestor? For my 2nd great grandfather, Richmond Fisk… Read More »Richmond Fisk Hammond
Friday Finding: A Mystery – Polly Crawford, Orphan of 1816
How broadly do you research? Do you stick strictly to your known family lines—or do you take notes on everyone with the same surname in… Read More »Friday Finding: A Mystery – Polly Crawford, Orphan of 1816
WikiTree Connect-a-Thon
Are you a WikiTree user? If so, how much of your tree is actually represented there? While I have most of my RootsMagic database linked… Read More »WikiTree Connect-a-Thon