This post could almost be a companion piece to my post When the genealogy mistakes of…
Category: Brick Wall Strategies
Strategies you can use to break through your genealogy brick walls
The one about finding George Henry Roane’s father
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – the ladies in my family tree…
Google Books: a great genealogy & family history resource
I thought I’d throw Google Books a little kudos today – not that this online publishing…
Why anglicizing immigrant ancestors’ names isn’t such a good idea.
If you live in a country that has been a popular destination for immigrants around the…
Passing for white: ancestors who jumped the colour line
It’s that time in the university academic calendar where my schedule has been hijacked by a…
Southern African-American 19th Century naming conventions
Understanding 19th and early 20th Century naming conventions – the structure and method of naming children…
Recording names: Maiden names
One of the common challenges I come across in my family history research has to do…
What’s in a name #2: Getting to grips with the misspelling of names
There is another fun aspect of searching for your ancestors in historical records: the misspelling of…
What’s in a name #1: abbreviations & nicknames
Abbreviated first names one of the things to get to grips with when searching online census,…