Morag Hughson, blog author of Wir Unst Family, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. Her blog details how she had no luck until she noticed that the death record was one of three with the same informant. That informant information led to her being able to sort…
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How I Solved It: How DNA Led Me to Change My Husband’s Direct Line
Diane Gould Hall, blog author of Michigan Family Trails, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog discusses how a DNA match leads to clues about husband’s 2nd great-grandparents. Further research discovers a previous marriage which documents in her own possession actually showed but she missed a…
How I Solved It: My Four Children
Chris Child, blog author and longtime member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. Chris’s blog explains how his ancestor had a second family no one knew about. DNA helped find him after he’d left the first family and identified the second…
How I Solved It: Finding Faulkner: Part Ten | And The Heavens Opened Up
Anne Faulkner, blog author from the website Ancestor Archaeology, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog explains how Anne was on a mission to sort out her Faulkner ancestors that led her down many paths and resources all the way back to the 1600s.
How I Solved It: DNA Discoveries: Jewell Progress
Schalene Dagutis, blog author of Tangled Roots and Trees, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This great blog is about how DNA led the Schalene to revisit old research and discover new family ties and missing individuals with new data and records.
How I Solved It: The Mary In Your Tree: Solving Brick Walls By Reaching Out
Katy, the Project Manager at LegacyTree Genealogists, shares her story of a brick wall ancestor who died at the age of 23. After exhausting all online sources and applicable FHL microfilm, Katy emailed all of the Lutheran congregations still in existence in the research locality. Because she was willing to email and ask for help, Katy broke…
How I Solved It: Field Notes: Is That Joseph or Joesph Langrill?
Anne Faulkner, blog author from the website Ancestor Archaeology, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog explains how Anne realized an error in her family tree after someone with the correct resources had updated profiles on FamilySearch with the realization that she was dealing with two people…
How I Solved It: Tracking Martha Johnson
Morag Hughson, blog author at Wir Unst Family, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series” who wrote this blog when the 2nd great grandson of Martha contacted her requesting information. It’s always great when distant relatives approach you with the same interests in the family that you have….
How I Solved It: Answers Lead to More Questions About My First Immigrant Ancestor
DiAnn Iamarino Ohama, blog author from the website Family Tree Advice, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog pieces together the lives of her direct ancestors, including sibling research, who came to the United States from Italy but made numerous trips back to Italy.
How I Solved It: Samuel Faulkner: Hiding In Plain Sight
Anne Faulkner, blog author from the website Ancestor Archaeology, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog explains what it’s like to search for a particular person in a family and to find information on everyone but that person. Lots of patience and research along with a newly…
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