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.
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How I Solved It: The Children of Jacob Clemens
This “How I Solve It blog involves Erin Harris of RootsFinder and how she had to research both online and offline resources to piece together the parents of her 2nd great grandmother. With 12 siblings confirmed, she needed definite proof of who the parents were to be approved into a special genealogy society in her…
How I Solved It: Solving a Family History Mystery with an Unexpected Clue
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 explains how she found information by looking beyond known relatives and looking at their friends and neighbors for information on her family.
How I Solved It: Who was Lucy, Wife of Josiah Lakin, Groton, Massachusetts?
Linda Stufflebean, blog author from the website Empty Branch Family Tree has shared this blog with us as part of our “How I Solved It” Series. This blog explains how the author solved the puzzle of an ancestor named Lucy of the Lakin family during Colonial Times. The challenge presents itself as the Lakins have multiple marriages within other…
How I Solved It: How a 200-Year-Old Family Feud Solved a Brick Wall Problem
Legacy Tree Genealogists has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series” which tells the story about how they were hired for a family research project that led to the discovery of a very interesting court case that solved a tricky brick wall about the parentage of William T. Boykin.
How I Solved It: Thomas and Alice Hutchins Drake: A Study of Mistaken Assumptions
Alice Clark, blog author and president of the South Bend Area Genealogical Society, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog tells the story of the local Goodwill that received personal items which included photographs in a recent donation. These items were given to the local genealogy…
How I Solved It: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor in Norway
Kitty Cooper, author of Kitty Cooper’s Blog, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog provided a very detailed look at how she found an immigrant ancestor in records and databases in the US and Norway. She manages to find multiple records and ends with the proof of…
How I Solved It: DNA Happy Dance & A New-To-Me Resource
Amberly Beck, blog author from the website Genealogy Girl, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog explained how DNA opened a door to find out information about a family that was otherwise unknown until she compared family trees with DNA matches and actual records.
How I Solved It: Western State Lunatic Asylum and Martha Saul
Nancy Loe, blog author from the website Sassy Jane Genealogy, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog highlights the importance of searching places you maybe don’t want to look at such as like asylums, prisons, workhouses, etc.
How I Solved It: My Mystery Photo Identified – Genealogy Blog Picnic Challenge
Susan Donaldson, blog author from the website, Family History Fun, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog discusses how she identified family members during a genealogy potluck where people would get together to work on and discuss their family mysteries.
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