Posted by in Book Review, Chicago, Chicago Genealogy, Genealogy, Urban Genealogy As I mentioned last post, our family is once again in the middle of a Permanent Change of Station move with the military. Last weekend, we packed up the cars and hit the road with our two kids, dog and essential belongings. Several times in the week or so before we left, I attempted and…Read more »
Posted by in Chicago, Chicago Genealogy, Family History Library, Genealogy, general, Irish Genealogy, Uncategorized, Utah, Utah Genealogy 2015 was quite a year. One for the history books, in my opinion. For one, I will never forget watching history as Thoroughbred racing’s American Pharoah won the first Triple Crown in almost 36 years. Something, as a lifelong horse lover, I had been waiting my whole life to see. This year also saw the…Read more »
Posted by in Chicago, Chicago Genealogy, Genealogy, Tutorial If you are researching ancestors from the Chicago area, you may want to head over to FamilySearch.org where you will find a new database: Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1462519). It’s an index only, so the records are abstracted and not images of the originals, but nevertheless, it’s a great resource. I found my…Read more »
Posted by in Chicago, Family History Library, Tutorial, Utah Unless you are new to genealogy, chances are you have looked for your ancestors on FamilySearch.org. The website has thousands (if not millions) of digital images of records from around the world. What you may or may not know is that Family Search is the website attached to a physical, brick and mortar library dedicated…Read more »
