I started contributing to FindAGrave.com this week. It's a wonderful tool for research, and decided I needed to contribute to the website. Check out my profile. Currently I'm working on my Dad's side of the family, so I've added Lightcap, Strelesky, Sanders, and Uhlrich records. … [Read more...]
Random Acts of Genealogy Kindness
July 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
My ggg-grandfather was married to Mary Smith. I never focused much on her because, well, her name was Smith. Anyway, I should have focused on her side sooner since I've discovered so much about them the past couple of months - ever since I received her father's War of 1812 pension records. I discovered through these records that Mary's mother was Rebecca Firestone. Rebecca's father is Daniel Firestone. Fortunately, there's been a lot of research done on the Firestones - just not Rebecca descendants. That's been left up to me, but that's okay, I'm up to the … [Read more...]
Family History
March 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I’ve been researching my family history for about 10 years, give or take. About 5 years ago, I gave up using software that needed to be installed on a computer. Instead I use ancestry.com’s system. It allows for me to collaborate with my mom about research and let other family members look at it. If it was only on my computer, I would not have the collaborative opportunity. Whether this is a good or bad thing is open to debate. Anyway, one of the drawbacks to using a proprietary system like ancestry.com is that those who are not subscribers … [Read more...]
