Tag: ancestry
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Who Do You Think You Are? Genealogy Q + A
I love this photo of My mom and grandma in the summer of 1950…couldn’t this be a photo of me and one of my kids? Over the course of this summer, I have become incredibly passionate about genealogy and I’ve learned so much about my ancestors along the way. I’ve used the internet, county healthy…
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The Mystery of Sarah Jane and her Father David King
Front Row: David King Jr, Almena Caldwell King, Samuel Nobel King, Robert Quigley King Top Row: Mary Elizabeth King Gotwald, Sarah Jane King, Almena King Take look at this beautiful family, especially the young woman standing center in the back row. Her name is Sarah Jane King and she was born in 1839. Sarah is part…
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Throwback Thursday | Eva Fisher
In the past week I have been on a roller coaster ride of discovering lords and ladies, kings and queens, pilgrims and patriots – my epic family tree! Going into the process, I thought I knew a lot. Meaning I could get back to the early 1800s on my dad’s side of the family and…
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Top 10 Tips for Researching Your Genealogy and Family Tree
Above, the wedding party from my great grandparents Mary Katherine Stoppenhagen and Charles Werling. See more about them here! 1. Call Your Parents and ask for birthdays, marriage dates, deaths of any grandparent, aunt or uncle they can remember. These details will help you connect to the huge amount of established trees and fill in…