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...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Aug 8, 2025
One of the more interesting projects I embarked on this week was that of Mary J Wakeman-Saunders-Powers-Gordfrey-Gray-Lindley-Crowther-LePage. Yes, that is eight married names and sadly, no maiden name.[i] I initially found her in a newspaper article on the...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Aug 1, 2025
Many Americans have German roots somewhere in their family tree. Until recently, German Americans largely stuck to their own communities in the New World. Their practices affected how their records were created, which we must remember as we research them. This blog...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Jul 25, 2025
Both experienced genealogists and casual hobbyists want to know as much as possible about their ancestors. While there are many discoveries to make, deciding to finish your entire family tree or write a book-length narrative about an ancestor are vague goals,...
