Heartland Genealogy

Last week's '52 Ancestors' prompt was '12' Based on that prompt, I decided to try and figure out what 12th generation an...

Does your family throw a big parties? Have you had the good fortune to celebrate Golden Anniversaries in your family? My first exposure to...

Do you enjoy some of the online genealogy prompts to look at your data from a different viewpoint? I know I do. Two of my currents sources...

It's  Super Bowl Weekend in America  - the whole country (well, almost) will watch the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New E...

Do you include libraries and archives in your genealogy toolbox? For me, the use of a library or archive has always been part of my geneal...

One of my brick walls is also one of my same name challenges. In her Jan. 16, 2019 podcast, Can You Identify Your Ancestor, Amy Johnson Crow...

Have you ever found two men of the same name in the county records and tried to figure out which record is for which man. Most genealogists ...

     Frances Artlissa 'Artie' Ricketts was born on 7 Apr 1868 in Clinton, Indiana, United States. 1 – 13 She lived in Sugar Creek...

We often tend to remember major ' firsts ' in our lives: first date, first kiss, first car, first house, etc. Unfortunately, when it...

A recent #52Ancestors prompt was bearded. In thinking about that prompt, my first thought was I don't have anyone to right about since t...

For my genealogy research, 'brick walls' and 'same name' often go hand in hand. Hiram M. Currey and James Crawford are two e...

Judson Foster Crawford was born in April 1866 in Warren County, Indiana. He was the second child born to Washington Marion and Mary (Fos...

Leon Russell Crawford was born in Newton Kansas on the 6 th of Feb 1894. According to Leon’s wife, Winnie Crawford, the family lived in ...