Recently, I was working with a client on a long-standing brick wall regarding her great-great-grandmother. The results are a good example of how traditional genealogical research and DNA results can complement each other.
Starting from a yard sale report card, discover what you can learn about the artifact’s owner.
All of the records containing a birth date for Oscar Joseph Dugey give a different year. How would you decide which one to use?
Several years ago when I worked downtown, during one lunchtime walk, I encountered a peaceful oasis nestled in the middle of the business district hustle and bustle.
One of the essential items in doing genealogy is knowing the location where your ancestor lived. This is not always as easy as it sounds.
Genealogy at A Glance publications offer a series of fact sheets designed to allow family historians a quick understanding of the fundamentals of genealogy.
In April 2019, 34 members of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Dallas went on a civil rights pilgrimage through Mississippi and Alabama.
My fascination with DNA began when I took my first DNA test as a participant in the National Geographic Human Genome Project in 2005.
Have you ever noticed a historical marker and wondered more about the person named in it? Or wondered how a local landmark or local school got its name?
The political leanings and beliefs of our ancestors can be interesting to study – and perhaps unexpectedly so.
March 15, 2025
