Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
Posts about using primary sources for genealogy research. Primary sources are created at the time of an event, such as birth, marriage, and death records.
Have you discovered immigrant ancestors detained at Ellis Island? Between 1880-1920, more than 20 million immigrants arrived at Ellis Island. The inspections they endured are well documented. But what happened to those detained at [...]
For Funeral Card Friday, let's look at a 1907 Chicago funeral card. I've been sleuthing these interesting cards lately. So what better day to talk about this than Funeral Card Friday, using the example [...]
Researching Scottish Place Names contains links to resources that can help you decipher even the murkiest written Scottish place names. Recently, I wrote about Transcribing Scottish Baptism Records, where I discovered not all baptisms [...]
What were immigrant inspections at Ellis Island and other U.S. ports like for your ancestors? Best known of all immigrant arrival ports in the U.S., Ellis Island operated for just over 60 years. Most [...]
