FindAGrave.com

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.

Random Acts of Genealogy Kindness

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…

Family History

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…