Documenting a Family History
Do you have old correspondence tucked away in your genealogy files? If so, have you ever noticed that some of it refers to families that… Read More »Documenting a Family History
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Crawford Family in Miami Valley Genealogies
While going back thru some of my older research, I uncovered photocopies about the Crawford family from Miami Valley Genealogies, Vol 2, A-K. In trying… Read More »Crawford Family in Miami Valley Genealogies
Why Genealogists Need Good Citations
Have you ever stopped to consider why genealogists need to use well-crafted citations? For a long time, I believed that if a citation helped another… Read More »Why Genealogists Need Good Citations
Prompted
Have you ever written a blog post inspired by another genealogy blogger’s prompt? Many of us participate in Randy Seaver’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun or… Read More »Prompted
Foster Partition
Have you ever found a document that identifies children along with several of the grandchildren? That’s what I found in a court record where Jeremiah… Read More »Foster Partition
Two Elizabeths
Do you use the FamilySearch tree? I often use it as a starting point, especially when doing descendancy research. Recently, I’ve been researching the descendants… Read More »Two Elizabeths
Isaac Duggins Deed
Using FamilySearch’s Experimental Labs site, an Isaac Duggins deed was uncovered that helps document the relationship between Isaac and his father William N. Duggins. Preble… Read More »Isaac Duggins Deed
William Duggins Will
Thanks to FamilySearch’s experimental labs, I quickly and easily discovered the will of William N. Duggins, one of Sarah Smith Duggins Crawford’s grandsons. Preble County… Read More »William Duggins Will
Benjamin A. Duggins
Benjamin A. Duggins was born in February 1819 in Ohio, where he spent much of his life. By 1843, Benjamin had settled in Washington Township,… Read More »Benjamin A. Duggins
Duggins Land Issue
Have you ever encountered a deed that implies a person is an executor of an estate without specifically identifying the person in that manner? The… Read More »Duggins Land Issue