Data Mining and PJ’s

I’ve spent several evenings reading through the Revolutionary War pension application and supporting documents of my 4th great grandfather, Abiel Chandler this week. I originally ordered the documents from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) several years ago and dutifully logged them into my Clooz records database, put them in acid-free sleeves and [...]

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It’s A Small World – After All!

I’ve spent part of the day involved in a worldwide family history conference webcast on familyhistoryliveonline.com. We heard from commercial vendors, subject matter experts and researchers from around the world. The interactive presentations and discussions were in real time. Participants and presenters sat in the comfort of their own homes while attending [...]

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To Subscribe or Not To Subscribe…

I’ve looked at several family history related pay sites for several weeks trying to decide if signing up for ‘just one more subscription’ was worth the investment. I’ve been a subscriber to Ancestry since the site was launched and also have subscriptions to other research sites. Did I want to subscribe [...]

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Family History Tales

Welcome to FamHist Blog.
It’s time to get started finding our ancestors and putting life back into their stories.
Let’s listen to Grandma’s Song to start the show..

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Naming Traditions

Over the past few years, I’ve traced the lineages of several of our sons-in-law. My own research long ago passed the stage of ‘easy pickings’ or in other words, ‘easily’ found records about my ancestors who lived well documented lives in the same location for generations. Like many of my readers, [...]

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