Tracing your family history back generations can be a fun thing to do. It gives you a perspective of where you came from, and is really like reading a history novel that is very personal to your genealogy. Finding out where your ancestors came were born, and where they lived is a very exciting thing [...]
Genealogy is a fascinating and addictive hobby. In fact, many people have told me that they never used to be interested in it, but once they started looking at their ancestry they were hooked! Tracing ancestors has become extremely popular in the last few years, particularly here in the UK with the help [...]
One of the first things that need to be done when you are beginning your family tree is to find records for birth, deaths and marriages in the civil registration records. These go back to 1837. However, as registration was not compulsory until 1875 not everyone is included, so do not be too [...]
When you are tracing ancestors, one of the most common problems you will come across is the variation in surname spellings.
Here are some of the reasons why this happens.
1. Until the 19th century there were no standardized spellings for surnames. Around 90% of the population could not read or write, so spelling was [...]
It seems every American would want to know where their genealogy lies. Do you ever wonder who you’re family is related to?
America is a land of immigrants so everyone’s roots lie somewhere else. This subject matter is not something you should know, it’s something you should want to know. Are [...]
Genealogy, the practice of finding your ancestors and charting out your family tree, has become one of the most practiced hobbies worldwide. People of all ages are digging into old family records and getting back to their roots with a myriad of different tools and websites available to assist this growing passion. The stories and [...]
Tracing a family tree may at first, seem like a simple idea, however; most people discover it is not as easy as they first thought. Many begin their pursuit by talking with relatives. This is the first step, and it makes the most sense. Many will find, that people have faulty memories [...]
Most people seem to realize that genealogy occupies a special place in the Latter Day Saint faith, but do they know why Mormon genealogy is such a popular avocation among the Latter Day Saints? Once you know more about Mormon history, you will understand why genealogy is so important to members of the Latter Day [...]
While there are a few in the state’s leadership that are trying to shed the cheese head popularity, others involved in Wisconsin genealogy continue to fight to keep the designation, claiming it is traced to their roots of German ancestry. This is only one example of how those interested in Wisconsin genealogy are using the [...]
There were times when doing genealogy research was filled with tedium and information was hard to come by though now that the Internet has made the world smaller and a lot closer, doing genealogy research need not any longer mean doing all that much hard work that it once meant. In addition, before the electronic [...]
