by Katie Rebecca Garner | Sep 19, 2025
Having an organizational system for your genealogy helps prevent it from becoming a mess of information. There are different ways to organize things; each person has one way or another that works for them. Just because something works for my brain doesn’t mean you...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Sep 12, 2025
This blog was also posted on GenealogyBank. 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...
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
This article was also published by GenealogyBank. 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...
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
This blog is also posted on Price Genealogy. 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...
