Where do our ancestors hide? Accessing historical sources (pinned)

You’ve heard the term “paper trail”, defined as “a series of documents providing written evidence of a sequence of events or the activities of a person or organization.” That, my friends, along with photographs and memories, is all we leave behind. And DNA. If you’re interested in researching those that came before you, the best Read more about Where do our ancestors hide? Accessing historical sources (pinned)[…]

Discovering my family’s secrets and solving their mysteries

For years I wondered exactly who I was. For most of my life I didn’t know much about even my grandparents’ lives, and certainly nothing beyond that. Trips to libraries in the ’90s didn’t help much. But time went on, the internet came along, detailed historical information and official vital documents appeared online and family Read more about Discovering my family’s secrets and solving their mysteries[…]