Reading, Libraries and Female Protagonists or Self Censorship
Reading through the Ages When I describe myself as a reader, it should probably be “I am a READER.” I read a lot, every day, every week, every month, every year. When I find an author I enjoy, I...
Read moreWhile You are Waiting For Proof to Arrive in the Mail
Waiting For the Mail The Internet is so immediate, a multitude of names and dates at your fingertips on various lines in different centuries. There is always someone who has your line back to Adam and Eve, a King...
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Readers, Books and LibraryThing.com
Books, Books, Books I am a reader, a researcher and a writer, pretty much in that order. I read a lot, two or three hundred books a year. I really can’t help it. When I was a kid I...
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Evaluate the Source: Are Ages in the Census Ever Correct?
Age Variances in the Federal Census One common genealogical lament is that the range of age variations among census years make it hard to definitely identify specific people and differentiate them from contemporaries with the same name in the...
Read moreGenealogical Laments
There are certain laments common in genealogical research, burned courthouses, lost bible records, unmarked cemeteries, brick walls, multiple marriages, unsourced data, computer failures, etc., etc. Amongst the main genealogical laments, this ancestor: (pick one or more from the following...
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What To Do While You are Waiting
What to Do While Waiting for the Mail to Arrive (a continuation of Start With What You Know) Family History – Tennie Bray – Part Two You have interviewed every family member who will still talk to you. You...
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