In genealogy, even the smallest details are important. In each family that you research, if you need to find someone who was born before 1940, for example, you can use the 1940 U.S. Census to find your first ancestor in that particular family. Some people trace just their surname line. […]
How Tos
Many records, documents and histories are available at libraries, archives and museums. Much information is accessible at the local, county, state and national levels. Please remember, if you, as a genealogist don’t ask; then you may not find, what you are looking for. Also, any one is likely to receive […]
Libraries, Archives and Museums
Cousins, exactly how are they related. One of the questions that I am asked frequently, is how to tell how your cousins are related. How does a first cousin differ from a second or third cousin? And what is all of this about removed cousins. Basically, your aunts and uncles […]
Cousins Relationships
There are all kinds of genealogy charts and forms available. You will find charts and forms in books and magazines, and in genealogy stores or genealogy sections of stores. Almost all of these have copyrights, which means that you can’t make copies of them. As you get further into genealogy, […]
Charts and Forms
There is some information out there about cemeteries and funeral homes. Genealogy magazines often have articles about cemeteries and there is also information about funeral homes. Although not as much. This will include how funeral homes work and how cemeteries are laid out. Small cemeteries can be quite different from […]