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Wordless Wednesday – Maria and Paloma Starcz

My grandmother Maria and her younger sister Paloma Starcz (Startz)

Wordless Wednesday – Clement Phelan

My grandfather Clement Phelan

Who Do You Think You Are – Episode 3 – Initial Thoughts

Another Great Episode! Though the episode didn’t really focus much on genealogy, it was very heavy on family history, which is great. I’ve said before, and I’ll say it again, names and dates don’t mean much unless you have a story to go with it.

I’ve really enjoyed watching these shows every Friday. It has turned [...]

Wordless Wednesday – John C. Phelan

My great grandfather John C. Phelan in Anamosa, Iowa in his general store.

Buying Your Family History- Part 2 - Public Domain Books

In this second part of this series, I am going to delve into the sale of digital books that are in the public domain on the Internet. There are thousands of these books available on Ebay and other sites.

Some of these books are very old and rare in print. It would be nearly impossible [...]

Who Do You Think You Are - Episode 2 - Initial Thoughts

Tonight’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are was great! The tone of this episode was drastically different than last week’s show. Here are my initial thoughts of the show, in no particular order:

The focus of this episode was entirely on one part of American history. While it was interesting how Sarah Jessica Parkier’s [...]

Wordless Wednesday - Johann Frank

My grandfather Johann (John) Frank

Genealogical Deficiencies of the 2010 Census

Randy Seaver over at Genea-Musings just wrote about the questions on the 2010 Census. He points out:

Unfortunately for late 21st and 22nd century genealogists, there are no questions about relationships of people living in the household, marital status, birth place, or citizenship status. Too bad. You would think that the government would like to know [...]

Buying Your Family History – Part 1 – Family Bibles on EBay

Any serious genealogist would be well-advised to search every available source for the records of their ancestors. A surprisingly good source for family history materials is EBay. (Now before I go any further, let me just say that I have no connection to EBay other than making a few sporadic purchases over the past couple [...]

Oldest Person in the USA Dies at age 114

Mary Josephine Ray, the New Hampshire woman who was certified as the oldest person living in the United States, has died at age 114 years, 294 days. She left behind 28 decendents. My condolences go to the family. Read More…

This got me thinking. I wonder what notable inventions happened during her lifetime. Mary has seen [...]