Moved on to the next phase of my census projects to update my database to the 1880 census.  Completed the 1940 census awhile back and have j...

Well I've not done a great job of keeping up with this blog, though it doesn't mean I haven't been working on my genealogy. Work...

Building out a timeline for myself, I noticed that the fact of my birth only contains one source listed in my RootsMagic database, and it...

Begin with the beginning.  Work from what you know to what you don't know.   How many times have I heard or read regarding the genealogi...

It has been awhile since I've updated on how the family history work is going.  While work has kept me busy, I have managed to begin up...

While I haven't posted lately to the blog, it doesn't mean I haven't been actively researching the family tree.  My latest proje...

Because of my recent AncestryDNA test, I've been adding to my family tree at Ancestry, LeMaster & Allied Families, in hopes of seein...

One of my projects I'm working on right now is cleaning up my database, particularly the multiple facts.  This is an issue of my own...

Received an email recently with a correction to my entry for John P. Wehrly (1838-1909) at the FindAGrave site.  I had his death year listed...

Bertha Alberta (LeMaster) Hercules (1892-1962) was my paternal grandaunt, the daughter of Luman Cooper and Barbara Isabel (Wehrly) LeMaster....

John Aaronson (1678-1741) is my 8th great grandfather on my paternal side.  The surname variants are many, and include Arison and Areson.   ...

Research has been limited lately due to work commitments and working on the getting our house ready for market.  On this Memorial Day weeken...

I finally decided to take advantage of one of the features of my Rootsmagic 7 software and link my genealogy database with FamilySearch.  I...

Research has been limited lately with work commitments and other more pressing matters, but did manage to sneak in a bit of family history r...

I've finally taken advantage of the features in my genealogy software, RootsMagic7, to post an online tree that is available for anyo...

Christmas came a few days early for me this year, as I downloaded version 7 of the RootsMagic genealogy software.  After watching the YouTub...

Recently I began mining the FindAGrave.com website for additional information about folks in my database.  I set up a search in my Rootsmag...

Working through the 'shaky leaf' hints on my maternal side and came across a new one for my great-grandmother, June (Davis) Lamberts...

Reviewing the shaky leaves on my Ancestry "cousin bait" tree for my maternal great-grandmother, June Kirk (Davis) Lambertson the ...

I've added an additional tree to my Ancestry.com profile, a "cousin bait" tree full of everyone in my database. This includes ...