When I talk about genealogy, Bruce’s eyes glaze over, and he makes grunting noises to make me think he’s listening to me, but I know he’s really thinking about how he’s going to plant the garden, finish building the shed, or plan our next trip. Imagine my surprise then, when I came home from a [...]

I was stumped.  No one in the family knew when and where Thomas Francis Farrell married.   It may have been in Ireland (his place of birth), England (his last known residence before immigration to the U.S.), or in the United States. I found him in the 1900 U.S. census.  That record revealed he had been [...]

Some of you have complained that you liked the old FamilySearch better and whined about why they didn’t keep it that way.   Quit whining!    Maybe you just need more information.  I recently sat in on a lecture given by Jim Greene, a marketing manager for FamilySearch. Jim joined FamilySearch seven years ago as a project [...]

  They say the acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree but … Do you even know what your tree looks like?   I’ll  admit, I’m a bit nutty sometimes.   Maybe you’re a nut tree, too! Have you ever wondered, but didn’t know how to find out? It’s a great time for climbing your family tree.  [...]