Pulitzer Prize winning historian Bernard Bailyn writes, “If you have no personal memory, you would have no sense of your world. And similarly, if we

I couldn’t figure out why the aunt was not in the 1940 census in Eagle Lake. As we talked later when we were done going

“He who careth not from whence he came, careth little where he goeth.” ~Daniel Webster “Those who do not treasure up the memory of their

I went to AncestorsAtRest and found it to be an interesting site. There’s a lot of different info. There were also headstone records for some

Funeral and memorial cards are probably an over looked source of genealogical info.

These guys are all John Smith… Sean Gough, Ireland Jean Lefevre, France Giovanni Ferrai, Italy Juan Herrero, Spain Ivan Kowalski, Russia Hans Schmidt, Germany Jan

Family Search has a new collection.”Ireland Petty Sessions Court Registers 1828-1912.” That is an index of court documents equaling 22 million records.

125,000 personal files and staff records for Bethlem Royal Hospital (“Bedlam”) are being digitized and put on Find My Past. The archives are from 1683-1932.

Here are some reasons to write a family history, even if you just do up a booklet. you’ll feel wiser you have things to pass