Anne Faulkner, the blog author from Ancestor Archaeology, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. Here, Ann shares how difficult it can be tracking ancestors when records seemingly keep changing. In this case, the location of birth kept changing. The people she lived with kept changing. Surname variations were a…
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How I Solved It: Uncle Max’ Middle Name – Possible Success from FTDNA Match Alerts
Israel Pickholz, guest blogger from All My Foreparents, walks us through a promising DNA analysis at FTDNA in search of his family as part of our “How I Solved It” series.
How I Solved It: George Noble, art student and conscientious objector in WW1
Maggie Stevenson, blog author of Kin Histories, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. Here, discarded artwork leads to the story of a WWI conscientious objector.
How I Solved It: The Descendants Often Hold The Key
Jenna Mills, blog author of Desperately Seeking Surnames, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. Here, with Google Maps and some sleuthing, Jenna discovers the identity of the mysterious “Aunt” labeled on an old photo.
How I Solved It: Brick Wall Ancestor | #7 David M Whitford
Anne Faulkner, the blog author from Ancestor Archaeology, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog tells the story of a family that disappears from the records but is rediscovered after finding a clue while looking through some biographical sketches. Anne discovers that the library literally down the street…
How I Solved It: House of Fagin Gang
Gwen Kubberness from Criminal’s Genealogy shares this blog as part of our “How I Solved It” series. Gwen’s research takes an alternate route into genealogy by studying criminal cases and digs into their backgrounds, sharing what has been discovered regarding her ancestors and their pasts.
How I Solved It: Lottie Dudelczak Getz Goldstein – 1861-1939
John Newmark from Transylvanian Dutch Genealogy shares this blog with us as part of our “How I Solved It” series. His blog is based on a great aunt’s remembrances and previous research. He had thought he had the information on all the family in America, until he found an obituary that opened up more research and…
How I Solved It: Brick Wall Ancestor | #3 Ruhama (Price) or (Leonard) Bass
Anne Faulkner, the blog author from Ancestor Archaeology, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog reviews an ancestor with surname conflicts. Some said Price, some said Leonard. Between record searching and asking for help on Facebook, she was able to find the key piece of information that confirmed…
How I Solved It: Celia’s Uncle Max and Family
Luanne Castle, blog author of Entering the Pale, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. Here, Luanne follows the immigration journey of “Uncle Max” showing how important passenger lists and the citizenship papers of extended family members can be in locating a town of origin, and other important family…
How I Solved It: The Swinfield Family Bible Discovered!
Geoff Swinfield, blog author of The Swinfield Blog, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It” series. Geoff discusses the great discovery of the long-lost family bible and how it was found by reaching out to the public through a blog post.
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