by Katie Rebecca Garner | Sep 12, 2025
When the United States was created, the founding fathers decided it was necessary to make a count of the population every decade. The first census was taken in 1790, counting white males and females, other free persons, and slaves. For the first six censuses, from...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Sep 5, 2025
I have been transcribing a record from a 1787 murder case. I needed to see such a record for creative writing research. I searched for a newspaper clipping about an execution that took place in Delaware before 1800. I then sent the name of the executed, Sarah Kirk, to...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Aug 29, 2025
A good researcher will combine evidence from multiple sources to get a picture of what life was like for their ancestors. One such resource is an online collection of newspapers, such as GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives. Newspaper articles, especially...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Aug 22, 2025
I’ve been verifying the lineage on a few of my ancestral lines. I’m going through the Garner line for a lineage application to First Families of Pennsylvania. I’m going through the Herr line to prove descent from Reverend Christian Herr, a prominent Mennonite leader...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Aug 15, 2025
If you have German American ancestors, understanding the practices discussed in the last blog will help you know what to expect when researching them. This blog will discuss research strategies and where to find records based on these practices. Research strategy We...
