I created this blog with a single thought:If we amateur genealogists follow some basic rules, our family trees will be so much better.I listed out the primary keys to high-quality genealogy research:Know...
Grandpa's Journeys Shed Light On My Own
My grandpa, Pietro Iamarino, in New Brunswick, NJ.My Grandpa lived in the same house from the time I was born until two years before he died. Whenever my family was in the Bronx, we stopped in to visit...
Was Your Ancestor in the Military? It May Not Matter
One of my best family history clues came from a World War II draft registration card for a 64-year-old man.My grandmother's uncle barely made the deadline for the "old man's registration". In late April...
Taking Refuge in Your Family History Research
Genealogy: My escape to a better place and time.I started this blog to go to my happy place. Genealogy gives me endless satisfaction and an escape from everything bad.It's hard to concentrate today, though....
When to Cut a Branch Off Your Family Tree
Eleven years ago, my sister-in-law Mary Ann lost her dad. As she wrote his obituary, she realized she knew nothing about his family.After asking her for some basic facts, I offered to piece together both...
Imagining the Journey of Our First Immigrant Ancestors
These windows at Ellis Island have a view of the Statue of Liberty.When I visited Ellis Island a year ago, I felt chills. It was emotional to think my ancestors had stood on the very same spot long before...
How to Read Names on Badly Written Vital Records
Imagine you're searching through a collection of old, hand-written vital records. You're winding through a reel of microfilm or clicking through a collection of images.At last you find what you want:...
How I Tracked Down My 4th Great Grandmother's Parents
In my last article, I mentioned how tough it was to find the names of my 4th great grandmother's parents. She was Apollonia Grazia Caruso. Here's what I knew about her when I set out to find her parents:Born...
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