Cheryl Patton — Diggin’ Your AncestorsTracing Family Trees From Someone Else’s WorkThis is a topic that I am asked about — a LOT!Jul 11, 2020Jul 11, 2020
Cheryl Patton — Diggin’ Your AncestorsR-E-S-P-E-C-T! They May Not Wish To Know You.You’ve either taken a DNA test, or have pretty clear documental proof that you’ve opened a Pandora’s Box, and you’re closely related to…Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020
Cheryl Patton — Diggin’ Your AncestorsWhy Did My Ancestors Lie?When researching your family history, doesn’t the title say it all?Jul 9, 2020Jul 9, 2020
Cheryl Patton — Diggin’ Your AncestorsGenealogy and Googling — The Breakup Of One Westbrook FamilyThere’s a reason your local genealogist wants to see documents. And the reason they’ll pass that instruction on to you.Jun 29, 2020Jun 29, 2020
Cheryl Patton — Diggin’ Your AncestorsGenealogy — Why Should I Care About Tax Records?On your journey to discovering your family story, Tax Records are sometimes the only documentation you’ll discover in a ten year period.Jun 15, 2020Jun 15, 2020
Cheryl Patton — Diggin’ Your AncestorsThe Germans Had Beer, Dancing, and Guns — Missouri in the Early 1800sFor many of German, Irish/Scottish, and English descent, we’ve discovered that our ancestors immigrated and emigrated to the “frontier” of…Jun 14, 2020Jun 14, 2020
Cheryl Patton — Diggin’ Your AncestorsYour Story Is Worth RememberingCan you revisit that instance when you saw the signature of an ancestor for the first time? If it was a letter, you may have discovered…Apr 18, 2020Apr 18, 2020
Cheryl Patton — Diggin’ Your AncestorsThe Stigma of Marital StatusHow often have you searched relentlessly for a death certificate that did not happen when you thought it should?Mar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2020
Cheryl Patton — Diggin’ Your AncestorsA Quick Refresher For Genealogical Research On A ShoestringA quick refresher on using subscription genealogical website when you’re on a tight budget!Jan 9, 2020Jan 9, 2020
Cheryl Patton — Diggin’ Your AncestorsGenealogy — Proving Your WorkThere is nothing that will make me run from a genealogical story faster than the lack of sources, or the phrase, “I found it online.”Jul 7, 2019Jul 7, 2019