Archival Notes, May 2018

Nancy indexed all of the New Brunswick Genealogical Newsletter articles. They are on our shelves along with a printed copy of the index. Thank you to Jay for doing the newsletter and all the copying he has done for ACGS. Allen has downloaded, printed and arranged in book form latest issues of The County Guides […]

Gossip

“Where the word ‘Gossip’ came from!” Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what the people considered important. Since there were no telephones, TV’s or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars. They were told to ‘go sip some ale’ and listen to people’s conversations and political concerns. […]

This Old Tree, May 2018

Helping Others Can Have Unexpected Benefits By Finding Your Own Ancestry Records This month’s column is about the benefits of helping fellow genealogists (or those trying to do their family tree). One member of our group has a brick wall in one of his/her major lines. I and others have racked our brains trying to […]

Apparently, in the 1700s and 1800s, a bondsman came with the groom to validate his legal status. That person was probably a relative or a close friend. If a person was underage a parent would need to sign consent. Find out the legal age in that earlier time period to get an approximate minimum age […]

Look at marriage records. Who performed the marriage? Was it a Rev. or a Justice of the Peace? Those are hints to where to look for records. The marriage license or application may have the names of parents, where people were born etc. The actual certificate may not have that info.

Check for obits and at the funeral home. The funeral home may have more information as they may have helped with the obit or even the paperwork to get a military headstone. Some people leave family information there in case people come looking years later. Perhaps if someone died during an event (train wreck, explosion, […]

Remember that in genealogy, spelling doesn’t count. Because of name changes/spelling variants, you need to look for parents, siblings, and spouses, etc. on documents to help you figure out if the person you found is who you think he/she is. When you start tracing someone you should start with the death record first if available. […]

President’s Message, May 2018

Greetings, Hope you are all hard at work doing research. Perhaps those of you who live away from here will be able to come to one of our meetings on your travels. We have some very informative and enjoyable meetings. We will be deciding what museum to visit in July as we don’t have a […]