by Robin Foster | Mar 30, 2017 | Beginning Genealogy, Family History Research, Featured, Let's Talk Records
In “Where a Death Certificate Can Lead,” we showed how you can use the census and city directories to learn more about the spouse and children of a deceased ancestor. We were able to identify the children of Joseph Barnett from census records, and we used...
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by Robin Foster | Mar 21, 2017 | Beyond the Basics, Family History Research
You will probably come across your share of research challenges on the journey to discovering your African American ancestors. As you move back in time, records become scarcer. You can increase the chances of finding more information if you research your...
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by Robin Foster | Mar 11, 2017 | Beyond the Basics, Family History Research
In our last post, we began the journey of discovering extended family by searching for Arthur (Atall, Arthol, Athol) Blake and his wife on the 1900 through the 1920 Censuses. We left you with the challenge of finding them on the 1930 and 1940 Censuses. If you...
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