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.
My blog entry on planning a genealogical research trip has been by far the most popular post, so I thought it might be a good idea to revisit the topic and talk about how my [...]
The Berggren Brothers of Ishpeming, Michigan, who died together in an 1889 mine accident, are featured this Tombstone Tuesday. Lars Erik and Per August Berggren met "their fate in the usual way,” while mining [...]
This Tombstone Tuesday: Alfrieda Kirschstein Schaaf, my great-aunt (or grand-aunt if you want to be technical.) Alfrieda Charlotte Anna Elizabeth Kirschstein Schaaf was my grandmother’s baby sister, born in Chicago on 26 Nov 1894, [...]
The Immigration History Research Center at the College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota is a great place to check out this Labor Day weekend, as we reflect on the immigrants in our own families who worked to make [...]
