One of my colleagues introduced me to the finding aids created by Stephen P. Morse. His website offers a number of tools that make searching various online databases easier. I frequently use his Ellis Island Gold Form when I’m having a hard time finding a passenger list, and I’ve recently discovered his handy tool to [...]

Yes, there’s more we’d like to add to Family Tree Magazine’s recently released annual list of “101 Best Websites” for 2010, Check these out:
“Best Sites for African-American Roots”
The growing interest in, and availability of records, for African-American research deserves more than the seven sites noted in the magazine. As helpful and important as they are, [...]

Research always becomes more real to me when I’m able to get a better idea of the context surrounding a particular event in an ancestor’s life.  As we all know, immigration is a key event that can help link an ancestor to the old country as well as provide other information vital to our research.  [...]

‘Tis the season…to genealogize! October is Family History Month, so after you have finished canning your fruits and veggies, don’t forget to spend some time preserving your family history.
Here are some ideas for genealogy projects that you can do while snuggled up inside your warm, comfy homes during the chilly October nights that are upon us:
1. Write your own story. [...]

Just in case you weren’t aware– the 1899 Nashville City Directory offers some astute advice for researchers:

This advice is true on, oh, so many levels. I have had people tell me quite forcefully that they could not possibly be related to a certain individual because the other person’s surname was spelled differently. I’ve had the [...]

FYI: This post is admittedly geared towards my fellow Utahns, as well as anyone else who might have genealogical ties to the Beehive State.
A couple of months ago, on a lazy Sunday evening, I decided to peruse Utah Digital Newspapers, a database of digitized Utah newspapers that is free to the public. Specifically, I wanted to find stories about my [...]

In our second installment of Genesis of our Genealogists, meet Lorraine Bourne, one of our Case Managers who, among other things, specializes in Southern United States, African American, and Native American research.
INTERVIEW WITH LORRAINE BOURNE
1. Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Granger, Utah (now called West Valley), when there were wheat fields and farms [...]