Cemeteries and GPS
Have you come to rely on GPS technology to help you when traveling? Have you ever wished that you could use that GPS technology when… Read More »Cemeteries and GPS
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August 2018
Analyzing Sources
I recently have been working on a ‘go over’ for my 2nd great grandfather, George Mentzer. In the process, I utilized Scrivener. I had probably… Read More »Analyzing Sources
Ancestry Indexing Update
It has been a couple of months since I last called Ancestry support regarding tree indexing, so I called again today. For background, my Heartland… Read More »Ancestry Indexing Update
Creamery Mess Part 2
After doing some research on Newspapers.com and the web for the Yates Center Creamery, I have been able to put together a better timeline. I… Read More »Creamery Mess Part 2
Creamery Mess
Although I haven’t heard any family tales about famous ancestors or native American ancestors, I have heard family stories about my grandparents and their families.… Read More »Creamery Mess
Social Security Death Index
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Last Saturday’s ‘Saturday Night Genealogy Fun’ question asked how many ancestors appeared in the SSDI (Social Security Death Index). In order… Read More »Social Security Death Index
Radio
On Sunday, David Allen Lambert tweeted the question, “Did your family own a radio in 1930?” as part of the #ancestorchallenge2018. Even though I have… Read More »Radio
DNA Clustering
Blaine Bettinger shared via Facebook his experimentation with Dana Stewart Leeds method of visualizing DNA matches. Dana’s blog post New Method: DNA Quick Sort explains… Read More »DNA Clustering
Land Dispute – Missing Children
I recently came across an image of a newspaper article that came up as a hint for Robert A. Briles in my tree on Ancestry.com.… Read More »Land Dispute – Missing Children
Briles Obituary
E. G. Briles E. G. Briles, son of Noah and Sarah Briles, was born on a farm in the Crandall vicinity, west of Le Roy,… Read More »Briles Obituary