What if your ancestor’s biography became a podcast? I used Google NotebookLM to create an audio overview of my great-grandfather, Judson Foster Crawford, then paired it with an infographic and video. See how AI can help share family history! #heartlandgenealogy
The 1870 census should include my second great-grandparents, Washington Marion Crawford and Mary (Foster) Crawford—but I still can’t find them! This week’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun explores one of my biggest census mysteries and how AI helped generate new research strategies. #heartlandgenealogy
Remember GeoCities? One of my early genealogy finds is a preserved GeoCities page about Revolutionary War patriot James Crawford. This Friday’s Find looks at an old web page, the Wayback Machine, and how genealogy research continues to evolve. #Genealogy #FridayFind #FamilyHistory
Walking in My Great-Grandfather’s Footsteps One of the challenges of family history is that our ancestors often leave behind only the bare facts of their… Read More »Judson Foster Crawford – Railroad Man
Two newspapers, one 1907 wedding—and different details in each. Discover what the accounts of Cora Adams and Nelson Crawford’s Dodge City marriage reveal about their work, honeymoon, and connection to Nelson’s widowed mother.
When I mailed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Veterans Affairs in December 2024, I knew I might be waiting… Read More »FOIA Disappointing
This week’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge asked about names that run in the family. I thought the answer would be Noah, Nelson, or John—but my pedigree revealed a different story. Four generations of Hirams made the strongest case.
Sorting Out the Crawfords of Early Kentucky Do you have a FAN Club for your brick wall ancestor? Have you mapped the Friends, Associates, and… Read More »FAN Club and yDNA
Do you have Bible records buried in your files that don’t belong to your direct ancestral line? Today’s Friday Find is one such record. The… Read More »Friday Find
Another Case of the Wrong John Crawford Apparently, ordering California death certificates and receiving the wrong CRAWFORD was a recurring theme in my genealogy research.… Read More »Friday Find