Julie's Genealogy & History Hub

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 […]

This lovely couple had their photograph taken by H W Craig of Marietta, Ohio.  Unfortunately, there is nothing written on this cabinet card to identify the couple.

On July 29, 2008, I started blogging about genealogy.  I was fairly new to genealogy as well and blogging gave me the opportunity to meet some wonderful people who share the same passion.  These people have helped me grow as a genealogist and I thank […]

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

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, […]

Maureen Taylor, a.k.a. The Photo Detective, is the featured speaker at the Fox Valley Genealogical Society (FVGS) annual conference, which will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2013 in Naperville, Illinois.  Maureen will present the following lectures: Identifying and Dating Family Photographs Preserving Family Photographs […]

Earlier today I posted the final Family History Through the Alphabet post!  It was a fun challenge and I enjoyed the opportunity to use it as a way to provide educational posts on a variety of topics.  Here’s a recap:

For 26 weeks I will take you on a family history journey through the alphabet, one letter at a time.  I have decided that each post will be educational in nature, focusing on topics related to resources, methodology, tools, etc.  Although the challenge is complete, […]