Old probate records often contain much more than a simple distribution of property. Sometimes they preserve family tensions, medical testimony, and details about relationships that… Read More »When a Will Became a Court Battle — The Probate of Aaron Hutchinson
Last week’s Friday Find featured a document I obtained years ago from the Social Security Administration: the original SS-5 application for Percy Ernest Crawford (1893–1978). That… Read More »Sharing a Genealogy Treasure
Following a Wells Family Tombstone Trail in Genesee County, New York One of the realities of genealogy is that not every discovery leads to your… Read More »Monday Diggings
Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It’s Saturday Night again — time for some more Genealogy Fun!! Here is your assignment if you choose to play along… Read More »Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
As part of my ongoing exploration of artificial intelligence tools for genealogy storytelling, I’ve been experimenting with ways to transform traditional genealogical research into formats… Read More »Bringing Angelina Jane Burke Currey’s Story to Life with Google Notebook LM and Canva
Ordering a Social Security Application from the SSA Genealogists today are accustomed to finding records with a few clicks—census records, draft registrations, newspaper articles, and… Read More »Friday Find
Have you experimented with the relatively new video creation feature in Google Notebook LM? When this feature first appeared, I immediately gravitated toward the cinematic… Read More »When Google Notebook LM Gets the Visuals Wrong
Do you use Google Notebook LM to create infographics? Have you noticed a change in the colors and style used When I first started using… Read More »Getting Better Historical Infographics from Google Notebook LM
Bringing Angelina Jane Burke Currey’s Story to Life Through Music As part of my ongoing ABC Biography series—an approach inspired by Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings—I’m… Read More »Angelina’s Song
When the Right Surname Leads to the Wrong Family Genealogists accumulate interesting things in their files. Sometimes those treasures are exactly what we need. And… Read More »Monday’s Diggings