Did you know you own a "Crystal Ball"? Well, you do. "What?" you say. I'm not a Fortune Teller. I have no "Crystal Ball". Our Crystal Ball is our Genealogy research that we have been working on...some for many years...some for a few years. Genealogy research lets us look into... Continue reading

Can any of us predict when that budding genealogist in the future generations of our family will come along and be eager to read an original diary, journal, document that was written by his/her ancestor? Do we wish we could share the wise words of our ancestors with the genealogical... Continue reading

I recently completed, for a client, a 93 page transcription (legal size pages....handwritten) of an 1810 murder trial. They were the defense attorney’s handwritten notes taken during the trial. It was very interesting and I found by the final page I had acquired my own judgment of the case. I... Continue reading

Being green with envy probably isn’t the correct way to start out a blog post. Nevertheless, how I envy those who DO have portraits, photographs, drawings, paintings, etc. of their ancestors and those items are in their possession. I don’t think I’m alone. I was recently working with a young... Continue reading

Collecting just names and dates seems to take the meaningfulness from our ancestors’ existence. They were more than entries in a database. They had lives that were interesting, some more than others, some more rugged and adventurous than others and some that, well, only a mother could forgive. Step away... Continue reading

I hope those of you who were not able to be “The Traveling Genealogist” and attend RootsTech 2012 these last few days had a chance to watch and listen to the presenters via Live Streaming. It was great. I had the opportunity to view a panel of the Ancestry folks... Continue reading

It has been some time since my last posting. Today seems a good day to bring things up to date. Our snow this February day seems like a good time to stay indoors and write about transcribing old handwritten diaries. (There are deck chairs under that 3 feet of snow.)... Continue reading

Family Associations and Reunions Guest Submitter: Genetripqueen We ended this trip with a well planned Doane Family Association reunion at the Doane College in Crete Nebraska. A family association can be very helpful in research. There are three bound volumes that were written about the family. Unfortunately, our Jesse Doane... Continue reading

Orient Cemetery Adair County, IA Guest Submitter: Genetripqueen On this trip, our first stop was the Orient Cemetery in Adair County. Orient Cemetery As expected, Jesse and Catherine Doan were buried in this beautiful, well kept, hilltop cemetery. It was easy to find with our directions, and small enough that... Continue reading

First Genealogy Trip: Adair, Ringgold and Decatur Counties Iowa Surname Reunion in Nebraska Guest Submitter: Genetripqueen It was my first of many genealogy trips. I learned valuable lessons on this and every trip. Sometimes the lesson was about the place, the people, a new tool or technique, or finding something... Continue reading

A Guest Submitter who is a "Seasoned Genealogist" shares her genealogy travels and experiences. "The Genealogy Trip That Wasn't" Guest Submitter: Genetripqueen I began doing genealogy in December of 1998, planning, naively, to visit my ancestral homeland during my upcoming trip to Ireland in the summer of 1999. I had... Continue reading

There is a lot to be said for sharing genealogy information. You can smile about it. You can hum about it. You can know you broke down a brick wall for someone. It is a great feeling to know you have come across that one puzzle piece that fits …your... Continue reading

In the foothills, mountain community of Evergreen, Colorado is a single grave with a sandstone tombstone and old wrought iron fence. The grave site is surrounded by asphalt and a protective manmade berm on two sides. It is in the back of what used to be a lumber company storage... Continue reading

Hiwan Homestead Museum – Evergreen, CO 4208 S. Timbervale Drive Evergreen, Colorado 80439 720-497-7650 Fateful Lightning: Colorado in the Civil War, 1861-1865 On April 12, 2011 Hiwan Homestead Museum will open a major exhibit called “Fateful Lightning: Colorado in the Civil War, 1861-1865”. The exhibit focuses on the role Colorado... Continue reading

I have been transcribing a handwritten (pencil) diary written in 1873. The author was a lady living in Berlin, Wisconsin in mid 19th century. She is writing about her daily life. Although it might seem a bit tedious reading about the weather, whom she had tea with, her shopping trips,... Continue reading

This description of Morrison, Colorado and its history was written in 1908. Some things have changed. Some places are not there anymore. However, if you thought perhaps your ancestor had a business located in the tiny community of Morrison, Colorado, then this posting might help you solve a mystery. "The... Continue reading

I have reluctantly decided to offer my genealogy books for sale. Space is always an issue. These are books I have bought thinking my ancestors might have been mentioned in them. Well, they weren't. However, they were very interesting books to read. Hopefully your ancestors will be included in these... Continue reading

The other day I was thinking about the foods our ancestors ate; foods of our heritage. I’ve always wondered, in my own family, about the variety of foods my mother cooked. We had stuffed cabbage (Polish origin, but no ancestors from Poland in my family), potatoes of all kinds (I... Continue reading

The University of Utah Eightieth Annual Commencement Tuesday, June 14, 1949 College of Law Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Laws Aagard, Vance Willard Acomb, Glenn Mackay Allen, Franklin James Anderson, David Farnsworth Anderson, Lawrence Roland Anderson, Reese Claytor Backman, Robert LeGrand Bettilyon, Verden Elliot Bogden, Stephen Michael Bridwell,... Continue reading

Colorado State Archives 1313 Sherman Street Room 1B-20 Denver CO 80203 (303)866-2358 A trip to the Colorado State Archives is recommended if you are coming to Denver and researching your ancestors who lived, worked and played in Colorado. The State Archives is in downtown Denver about a block from the... Continue reading

Allegheny County Courthouse Complex 436 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/directions/index.aspx#map Guest Submitter: Nanci Markusson The courthouses in Allegheny County, PA are in Pittsburgh. They are across the street from each other on Ross Street between 4th and Forbes. One holds the Department of Court Records and the Wills/Orphans’ Court... Continue reading

Now that would be a very nice idea if it were actually possible. Success in searching is always the ultimate goal. I may not be able to provide the answer for each and every one of you in your own search efforts, but I can make it easier for you... Continue reading

Riverside Cemetery 5201 Brighton Boulevard Denver, CO 80216 Riverside Cemetery was founded in 1876 and is Denver’s oldest operating cemetery with a long list of famous and infamous people buried there. We were told on our tour, the cemetery is actually closed for burials except if a family already has... Continue reading

The Traveling Genealogist™ likes books as well as genealogy research trips. Both “likes” can cause a major organizing crisis. I recently attended a book sale and although I didn’t really need any books, I did find some I thought I couldn’t live without. Is there any other kind? Under the... Continue reading

I’ve been an avid genealogist for many years now. It’s something I enjoy and something one can get addicted to. You Genealogists out there know what I am talking about. You meet people at reunions, conferences, workshops, meetings, etc. where you bump into a possible surname connection of your line.... Continue reading