The U.S. Civil War ended on May 13th, 1865 – but the numerous records created by the War Between the States still provide a glimpse into the lives of those who served. If you had family in the US in the mid-19th century than there is a very good likelihood that some of your own ancestors served …
Free Civil War Records: Discover Your Ancestors Who Fought in the War Between the States Read More »
Ever wondered why so many of those calculated years of birth from censuses are so consistently wrong by a year or so? For example, you know your great-grandfather, George, was born in May 1895 but Ancestry, FamilySearch and the others say it was 1896 because he was age 44 in the 1940 US census. The …
A Little More Accuracy? Estimating the Year of Birth Read More »
My last post described how a family’s name changed upon their arrival in the US. It elicited a comment (for which thanks) that the name HOUSE pronounced by a Dorset person could easily sound like HOWES to American ears. I promised to respond in my next post. So here goes! One family’s experience The word …
Thank you to Lynn McAlister for sharing her blog with us: Today in MacAlister History. About the Blog: The Scottish (& Irish) MacAlister clan has participated in historical events great and small since they originated as a branch of the Clan Donald in the 13th century. As as a relatively small clan, however, they have often …
As mentioned in my last post, I took on this One-Name Study to extend my knowledge of my name and, in the process, learn more about its origin and then share that back with the world. A further real benefit has been to extend the joys of problem solving to reconstructing family histories for other people’s …
I’d accepted a job in the Netherlands to manage an acquisition for my firm but my kids were at an age when we wanted a settled home life for them. So I commuted monthly across the Atlantic for four years. While I was away, my younger son, David, was accepted into his school’s “gifted and …