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April 4, 2017 Dana 4 Comments 2 min read

Meeting a “New” Cousin and Solving a Family Photo Mystery

One of the best parts of doing genealogy is meeting “new” cousins! I recently had the opportunity to spend a

March 20, 2017 Dana 11 Comments 1 min read

I hadn’t been able to locate my husband’s grandfather, Fred Hunter, and his family in the 1940 census. Searching for

March 16, 2017 Dana 4 Comments 0 min read

While doing some research today, I came across an intriguing name in a 1940 census: Lawless Mary. She was an

March 14, 2017 Dana 8 Comments 2 min read

Bethuel Vincent was only 29 years old when he was found lifeless in a brook. His obituary reads: Died –

March 8, 2017 Dana 7 Comments 2 min read

In November of 2013 I found my first record of an ancestor in Europe. It was my first “jump across

March 4, 2017 Dana 6 Comments 0 min read

The only Hedwig my American ears have ever heard of was Harry Potter’s owl. I thought the owl was a

March 2, 2017 Dana 2 Comments 6 min read

As the publicity chairman for Houston Genealogical Forum (HGF) I get the privilege of interviewing our speakers. In about two

March 1, 2017 Dana 4 Comments 3 min read

Last week we remembered George Washington’s birthday on February 22nd (which also happens to be my birthday). But was George

February 23, 2017 Dana 6 Comments 0 min read

It’s my birthday, and I thought I’d share this photo from my 3rd birthday party. It was taken in front

February 20, 2017 Dana 2 Comments 1 min read

In the 1781 indenture of “Dorothea Kline & Al to Nicholas Kline,” Nicholas Kline, a son of Michael Kline (my