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Who Are Your Sixteen?
Who Are Your Sixteen?
A recent trend in my genealogy and family historian circles is to write about your 16. You don’t know what that means? Well, let me tell…
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Sep 5
How I Caught the Genealogy Virus
How I Caught the Genealogy Virus
Starting your ancestral research is difficult, stopping is almost impossible
Paul van Gool
Aug 4
When a “Love Story” Isn’t a Love Story
When a “Love Story” Isn’t a Love Story
Families tend to romanticize the skeletons in the closet
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Aug 2
How To Find Your Dutch Ancestors
How To Find Your Dutch Ancestors
People from the Netherlands moved to countries all over the world, you might be one of their descendants
Paul van Gool
Jul 29
You’re Not Alone in Your Genealogy Work
You’re Not Alone in Your Genealogy Work
There’s a whole community out there waiting to help you and to revel in your discoveries
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Jul 15
Cousins Marrying Cousins — Pedigree Collapse
Cousins Marrying Cousins — Pedigree Collapse
A common and often unrealized genealogical spider web
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Jun 8
The Abduction of Mattie Field
The Abduction of Mattie Field
“Horrid, Most Horrid!”
Janelle Molony, M.S.L.
Jun 3
Discovering a Forgotten UFO With the Help of an Ancestor Long Gone
Discovering a Forgotten UFO With the Help of an Ancestor Long Gone
Traveling through time portals while dismantling a genealogy brick wall
Jacqueline Jannotta
May 30
A Twenty-Thousand-Dollar Kiss
A Twenty-Thousand-Dollar Kiss
In 1864, Matilda Field left her covered wagon train to explore an opportunity in Salt Lake City. After meeting this man, she dissapears…
Janelle Molony, M.S.L.
May 29
WWI Veteran Frederick Aplin Lincoln and the Toll of PTSD
WWI Veteran Frederick Aplin Lincoln and the Toll of PTSD
How I unraveled the story of one man’s battle with himself after serving his country
Alicia M Prater, PhD
May 14
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