Heartland Genealogy

My brother's BigY test recently verified what I and others have believed for a long time: that my James Crawford is somehow related ...

Do you like to dig into old deeds and court records to figure out family ties? If so, has the closure of libraries and Family History Center...

Have you ever felt the need to go back thru your genealogy research hoping that some new insight can be obtained from those notes and record...

In your genealogy research, have you ever suspected a relationship but never could find evidence to support your suspicions? Well that...

Anyone who has been doing genealogical research will eventually run into 'same name' issues, where two people of the same name are f...

When doing your genealogy research do you sometimes feel like you are going down a rabbit hole or chasing your tail? That's what I somet...

Did you know you can get a yDNA haplogroup from your Ancestry DNA? Until an administrator of the Crawford yDNA project posted directions on...

Do you use a list of FAN (Friends, Acquaintances, Neighbors) club names when researching county records for your family? If so, do you ever ...

One of the challenges with my CRAWFORD research is separating my CRAWFORD family from the family of James and Martha Crawford. My ancestor, ...

Cynthia Crawford was the child of  James Crawford and Rebecca Anderson Maxwell Crawford. She was born about 1802. Cynthia lived as ...

Do you ever go off on tangents with your genealogy research? If so, welcome to the club! I often go off on tangents with my FAN club. For ...

My recent 'adventure' in Dodge City newspapers on Newspapers.com allowed me to discover information about another Crawford family. ...

I recently have been spending a lot of time with Ancestry's newly released database: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s - present . In...

Anyone who has lived in Emporia, Kansas realizes that Veteran's Day is a MAJOR holiday. Today, we take time to honor those who have serv...

Warren County Pioneer Is Dead Mrs. Margaret Robb Passes Away at 94; Entire Life Spen in West Lebanon Vicinity West Lebanon, Ind. April...

Do you have 'floating' or 'orphan' trees in your Ancestry tree? I know that I do have 'floaters' in my tree. I rece...

Have you tested your DNA? If so, have you been able to break through a brick wall using your DNA results? My main purpose for testing my ...

Have you heard about Ancestor DNA Projects on GedMatch? Don't feel bad if you haven't. I first heard about them last month when a me...

Jane Crawford, daughter of James and Rebecca (Anderson) Crawford married David Hall. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find much...

Have you ever followed a hint that led you down the wrong path? That's what I feel like I'm doing with the message I found on Geneal...