New Database, New Great-Aunt
In my genealogy travels, I recently came across a database that has changed the way I look at my close family tree. My grandmother,...
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- Jul 17, 2020
- 4 min
When You Don't Know the Language, but Hold a Treasure
I snapped some photos of the documents with my phone and posted them to one of my favorite Facebook groups, Genealogical Translations.
- Jun 14, 2020
- 3 min
Don't Take What You Already Know for Granted
Read this and be reminded why sometimes the research we need is right in front of us.
- Feb 9, 2020
- 2 min
JewishGen at JGS of Greater Boston
A brief summary on a recent presentation attended on JewishGen at the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston.
- Nov 8, 2019
- 3 min
PLEASE👏CALL👏YOUR 👏RELATIVES👏!
The new information I learned about my great-grandfather when I called my 90-year-old first cousin once removed.
- Sep 17, 2019
- 2 min
I Finally Found Them!: Ship Manifest Records
Read about how using new methodologies led me to overcoming brickwalls and finding the ship manifests for my 2nd great-grandparents.
- May 8, 2019
- 2 min
Finding Paya's Family: Part III
The third installment in searching for my 2nd-great-grandmother Paia and her family. Highlights resources to conduct Jewish genealogy.
- Jan 26, 2019
- 3 min
Finding Paya's Family: Part II
Like many others, I grew up with stories of my family. These stories are priceless, and I implore anyone engaging in family research to...
- Jan 18, 2019
- 3 min
Finding Paya's Family: Part I
This series of posts has been a long time coming. I can't predict how many parts there will be, as I keep uncovering one discovery after...
- Nov 3, 2018
- 4 min
A Recent DNA Puzzle: Solved
How I solved a DNA mystery within my own family tree.
- Jun 25, 2018
- 2 min
Finding Papa Izzy's Family Part II: When Paper Trail and DNA Collide
In my last post, I discussed how I used FamilySearch to find more relatives connected to my grandfather. The last name "Tanawer" was...
- Jun 18, 2018
- 2 min
Finding Papa Izzy's Family Part I: Learning New Tricks
Genealogists are constantly learning. If any genealogist ever tells you he or she knows it all, walk away. I have found that...
- May 14, 2018
- 2 min
"I solve DNA mysteries."
As a genealogist, I explain to people how I utilize genetic genealogy to trace family and solve DNA mysteries. In honor of...
- May 10, 2018
- 2 min
"I track down lost records."
As a genealogist, a question I find myself fielding often is "What can you do?" This isn't an accusation; rather, it's curiosity into...
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