Heartland Genealogy

Have you seen DearMyrtle's challenge ? When I first saw the challenge, I thought I should be in pretty good shape. After all, I sca...

Have you discovered all of the resources available on the FamilySearch website? If so, then you know how they can provide that little 'n...

What are your feelings regarding the FamilySearch tree? Do you dislike it because anyone can change anything? Or, do you like it because of...

Are you using the county records on Family Search? If so, have you figured out the levels of access? Well, I thought I had until a couple of...

Do you have 'genealogy buddies' that you exchange research with? Do you write letters, post on mailing lists or message boards or ...

I had the privilege of doing a brick wall consultation with Michael J.Hall , Deputy Chief Genealogical Officer at Family Search this afterno...

Have you had a set of parents for an ancestor in your tree for years when you discover another researcher has a different set of parents? I ...

Have you ever heard anything that sounded too good to be true? Have you ever believed something to only find out that Snopes.com says it is ...

I've been trying to learn more about my ancestor, John Thompson (1797-1857) in hopes of identifying his parents. He married Sarah Igleha...

A comment was made on me previous post about sourcing. I totally agree that if I only count well-documented ancestors, then my % decreases d...

As mentioned in a previous post, my John Thompson ancestor and another John Thompson of a similar age are both living in Warrick County, In...