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
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Monday’s Diggings
The McCubbins Collection and the Bryal Surprise Have you ever pulled an old photocopy from your files and realized it still has something to teach… Read More »Monday’s Diggings
Mondays Diggings
Today’s record comes from my BRILES folder and includes both my original research notes and an image of a deed. I first located this record… Read More »Mondays Diggings
Monday Diggings
Frederick Broils Land Grant Do you have photocopies of old land deeds tucked away in your research files? When I opened my BRILES–North Carolina folder,… Read More »Monday Diggings
Searching for a Needle in a Haystack: Tracing Mary Crawford’s Origins
Have you ever felt like you’re searching for a needle in a haystack when doing genealogy research? That’s exactly how I feel as I try… Read More »Searching for a Needle in a Haystack: Tracing Mary Crawford’s Origins
Questions
Do you remember learning about the scientific method in school? While I’ve never done any serious scientific research, I taught and used the scientific method… Read More »Questions
Friday Finds
Continuing to share items given to me by Mrs. Mildred Barby, a BRILES and RUSH descendant, today’s item is the obituary of Mrs. Annie Jane… Read More »Friday Finds
Friday Finds
Today’s find is again from the notebook of Briles/Rush clippings and assorted information given to me by Mrs. Mildred Barby. Mildred was a descendant of… Read More »Friday Finds
Dower Rights
As you research in different locations, do you ever make assumptions about the records in the new area based on your previous research experiences? That… Read More »Dower Rights
DNA Haplogroup
Thanks to some updates to the yDNA test I manage, my Crawford line (James Crawford – born 1772, died 1854) has been assigned a new… Read More »DNA Haplogroup