Book Review — The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide

Title: The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide Author: James M. Beidler Format: Paperback, Kindle Published: 2018 My Rating: The following review first appeared in the Federation of Genealogical Societies FORUM magazine (Fall 2018); reprinted with permission. Newspapers are an important resource for genealogists. Yet, even […]

52 Ancestors #38: Technically Cousins

Week 38 Prompt: Cousins This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Cousins.” Growing up, there were a few family members that I referred to as aunts and uncles. I never really gave it much thought—until I started doing genealogy, that is. Turns out, some of these aunts […]

52 Ancestors #37: Oops!

Week 37 Prompt: Mistake This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Mistake.” This post isn’t focused on a particular individual or family. Instead, it’s related to genealogy in general, and how a mistake I made early on cost me valuable time and energy. Back when I started […]

52 Ancestors #36: Dad’s High School Photos

Week 36 Prompt: School Days This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”School Days.” Last week, many of my genealogy friends were busy posting their yearbook photos on Facebook because Ancestry was offering their yearbook collection for free (likely a back-to-school promo). So with this week’s prompt […]

52 Ancestors #35: Grandpa at Work

Week 35 Prompt: At Work This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”At Work.” I actually have some photos of my maternal grandfather at work. According to my mom: “Dad never liked working for anyone else. He went through a lot of jobs because he didn’t like […]

52 Ancestors #34: Murder or Accident?

Week 34 Prompt: Tragedy This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Tragedy.” I wrote about this briefly ten years ago. Before writing this post, I set out to correlate all the information I had regarding the death of my great-grandfather George Rottman. Here’s what I’ve been able […]

52 Ancestors #33: So Much for Dessert

Week 33 Prompt: Comedy This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Comedy.” I really couldn’t think of anything, so I enlisted the help of my mom. Here’s a cute little story about my maternal grandparents, as told by my mom. “Soooo, once upon a time my mom […]

52 Ancestors #31 & #32: Brother & Sister

Week 31 Prompt: Brother Week 32 Prompt: Sister This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Brother,” and next week’s theme is “Sister.” I decided to combine the two into one post and write about a brother and sister who are both direct-line ancestors. It’s probably not an […]