Quick and Dirty – Not Quite
Why I Don’t Use Quick and Dirty Trees Have you ever tried using a “quick and dirty tree” to identify a DNA match? After watching… Read More »Quick and Dirty – Not Quite
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April 2025
Merging Citations
Cleaning Up Duplicate Citations in RootsMagic Do you have an overwhelming number of citations in your genealogy software? According to RootsMagic 10, my file contains… Read More »Merging Citations
Monday’s Diggins
Do you have photocopies of obituaries tucked away in your research files? Today’s find from my filing cabinet is the obituary of my aunt, Barb.… Read More »Monday’s Diggins
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – Time Traveler
Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It’s Saturday Night again – Time for some more Genealogy Fun!! Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. … Read More »Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – Time Traveler
Relatives in My Tree
Marion Richmond Crawford, my great-uncle Marion Richmond Crawford was born on October 24, 1895, in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Judson Foster Crawford and… Read More »Relatives in My Tree
Friday Find
Among the many newspaper clippings saved by my grandmother, Pauline Mentzer Briles, was one announcing the marriage of her cousin, Cecil M. Mentzer, to Emile… Read More »Friday Find
Soundex
Rediscovering the Power of Soundex in Genealogy Research Do you remember using Soundex to locate ancestors in the 1900 U.S. Census? I certainly do. I… Read More »Soundex
Spelling
Don’t Get Stuck on the Spelling: Why Name Variations Matter in Genealogy Have you ever heard someone say, “That’s not how my ancestor spelled their… Read More »Spelling
Maud Erwin’s Family
Have you ever found yourself scratching your head while trying to match the children named in an obituary to a family tree? That was exactly… Read More »Maud Erwin’s Family
Monday’s Diggings
One of my ongoing genealogy goals is to reduce the paper clutter in my filing cabinets. To accomplish this, I’ve started pulling out documents, digitizing… Read More »Monday’s Diggings