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.
Today's Follow Friday is about WhatWasThere.com. It's similar to HistoryPin.com, where you can compare vintage photographs of locations with current views from Google Maps. WhatWasThere.com was created in Ann Arbor, Michigan by Enlighten Ventures, "along you to tour familiar [...]
OnMemorial Day 2011: Marvin McMillan (1922-1944) is remembered. Born in Morton County, Kansas, on 26 Mar 1922, Marvin McMillan joined the US Navy Reserve at 18. When he reached the Pacific, it was the [...]
Randy's got a great Saturday Genealogy Fun this week: 1) Go to the Find-a-Grave website (www.findagrave.com) and search for ancestors that you don't know the burial location of. How far back in time did you have [...]
Guidelines for interviewing veterans in your family are available from the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress. The Veterans History Project collects: Personal narratives, including audio- and video-taped interviews and written memoirs [...]
