Family History Nuggets

The itch to write has been bugging me for too, too long. So here I am once again blogging about my family history research after a break of ...

One of the things that frustrates me the most in working with my ancestors is trying to determine the spelling of names of some of my German...

I've posted photos of the grave markers for all my grandparents and great-grandparents. So it's on to the great-great-grandparents. ...

Week 9 – Cemeteries: Genealogists understand the full value of cemeteries and appreciate them in ways most others can’t see. Share a cemete...

1) Using your ancestral lines, how far back in time can you go with two degrees of separation? That means "you knew an ancestor, who ...

This is the first surname posting on my eight great-great-grandmothers' maiden names.  "Toemmes" is sometimes anglicized to ...

Today's prompt for the Fearless Female Women's History blog challenge is: March 11 — Did you have any female ancestors who died you...

One of the many benefits of reading genealogy blogs is that I often get ideas for new sources of potential family history nuggets. For insta...