Category Archives: Resources

Friday Finds – 08/09/13

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Genealogy By the States – Week 31 – California

I actually have a lot of family who left the Midwest for California.  Most settled somewhere in Southern California, and while some have passed on, many still live there today. Some of the best resources I’ve found for working with these California folks are the […]

Friday Finds – 08/02/13

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Genealogy By the States – Week 30 – Wisconsin

One of my connections to Wisconsin is through my Müller family from Chicago.  After my second great-grandparents, Emil Müller and Hulda Wach divorced, Hulda married John Severing and removed to Harvard, Illinois, which is about five miles from the Wisconsin / Illinois border.  Emil and […]

Friday Finds – 07/26/13

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Genealogy By the States – Week 29 – Iowa

I don’t have any direct ancestors who participated in the Civil War.  The closest I come is the first husband of my third great-grandmother, Sarah Norton (Webster) Coffinger Mulligan.  Before Sarah married my third great-grandfather, James Mulligan, she was married to Abram Coffinger. Abram, Sarah, […]

PERSI Finds New Home on Findmypast

I’ve been hearing the rumors all week and today I received the following press release from Findmypast.com.    PERSI Finds New Home on findmypast Partnership with the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center adds 2.5 million records dating back to 1800 LOS ANGELES (July 19, […]

Friday Finds – 07/19/13

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.