My World War I Ancestors

My World War I Ancestors

This blog is also posted on Price Genealogy. Known as the Great War prior to WWII, WWI raged for a few years before the U.S. entered the conflict. This war only occurred a few decades before WWII, so some families had members serving in both wars. Some men who...
Newspapers in Research

Newspapers in Research

This article is also posted on Price Genealogy. Newspapers are the ancestors of Facebook. Our ancestors used newspapers to keep up with the world around them, much like we use social media today. Newspapers contain political, sports, and social news of their day. Ads...
Death Records

Death Records

This article is also posted by Price Genealogy. A good genealogist will use various record types in researching their ancestors, and this includes records created around a person’s death. What could be spookier than death records this Halloween? Death records in...
Genealogy Tip: Finding & Using Probate Records

Genealogy Tip: Finding & Using Probate Records

This article is also posted on GenealogyBank. When a person dies, their possessions and property go to their relatives. The probate process is the legal proceedings through which this is accomplished, and it leaves behind a paper trail. By following the probate paper...
Genealogy Tip for Halloween: Cemetery Research

Genealogy Tip for Halloween: Cemetery Research

This blog is also posted on GenealogyBank. Cemeteries are one of the many spooky things associated with Halloween, to the pleasure of genealogists. For family historians, a cemetery is a source of genealogical information more so than a place for scares. If a cemetery...