Heartland Genealogy

Do you ever re-look at a document and discover a new clue? That was my experience when a 4th cousin sent me a copy of a letter - a letter th...

I like Ancestry's new ThruLines feature! Unfortunately, it is pointing out one of my frustrations with my DNA results. I have several ...

Have you ever run across a record in a county you've been researching and have no idea how the person in the record fits with known fami...

Does your genealogy have a brick wall FAN club that involves several branches of the surname along with lots of same name issues? Well, the ...

I'm trying to use deeds to help separate information for two James Crawfords who resided in Preble County Ohio at the same time. They bo...

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 ...

One of my genealogical challenges is identifying the parents and siblings of my ancestor, James Crawford. James marries Sally Duggins in Gar...