Desktop Genealogist Unplugged

Catherine Good Lynch, pictured above, is a potential X DNA donor of mine.   In fact, thanks to AncestryDNA, Gedmatch.com, and the te...

I’ve been limping along for quite some time now, using the same laptop for work and play. And boy, do I play – a lot. Seriously. It’s easy ...

I don’t know if it's the way for everyone as they get older, but I find myself going back over bits and pieces of my childhood looking f...

For a number of years, I had my own personal little boycott going against Wal-Mart. I was upset when they abandoned their building on the Ea...

Are you making effective use of obituaries and death certificates in your genealogy research? John Tate will be discussing this topic at the...

There was interesting reading in my email box today. Footnote , the home of 57 million digitized historical documents, has partnered with th...

Note: Mildred Jane Thacker and Frances Thacker lived beside each other with their families in 1850. They, as well as their families, are lis...