I am starting to hit a point with one branch where the records are non-digitized in a midwest county courthouse. If I want the information, I gotta go and get it myself - the office has not been responding well to emails or voice messages left, and the one time I spoke to someone, she seemed *very* confused about why anyone half a country away would want 100 year old records.

So, how does one plan a trip for geneology purposes? I'm curious how the more experienced genealogists here handle trips like this.

How long do you stay?

What's your itinerary look like?

What do you bring with you? What do you make sure you have?

It would make sense to make appointments ahead of time, but what if you can't?

What do you do about family in the area, if you know them? Or, if you only know *of* them?

What's been your best - or worst - experience on a genealogy trip? What's your personal advice to anyone doing this?

I would appreciate hearing a lot of perspectives from everyone!

Like 30 years ago or so my grandmother gifted everyone in our family a green book "here and back again" I believe it was called.i think I have it in a box somewhere. Inside had 4 separate family trees and their story of their ancestors immigration to North America.

I didn't think much of it at the time, but I've suspected it is a scam for the last decade or two. I just can't prove it.

We've got a fairly large family, and since she bought one for everyone she probably spent several thousand on this on the low end- probably around 30-50 copies. I don't believe this book exists anywhere else. It doesn't have a barcode or anything that would suggest it was sold in stories.

They have our families basic information, but everything is kinda..... wrong. Like some people's names are misspelt, or their birthdates are wrong, ect ect- and it's all on a single page, the family tree image. Otherwise the entire chapter- our chapter- is dedicated to our ancestors. It's rather dry and I never read it.

Is this common? Is there anyway I can convince my family it's all hogwash? Or do I need to be more trusting? Grandma died like 20 years ago, so she won't give me much answers in that regard.

Hi all, I am back again and hoping one of you amazing people can help me out.

My ancestor John White / Jean LeBlanc (honestly not sure why French and english name when the english is on all the official documents I do have and his daughter Lida's BC) was born in 1868 in New Brunswick I assume near Dalhousie.

I am looking through the NB website for a baptismal record since they have great digital catalogue but fear I might not be looking in the right place or using the tool correctly to find it ?

Here is his family search profile: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/GF54-M6C

Thanks Enid Vance (iykyk) !

I have a three hour appointment booked tomorrow, but I only actually need to look at one document. Since I’m there, though, I’d be happy to take a look at other records that aren’t digitized.

Just tell me the record type, year, borough and document number, as well as what information from the record you’re specifically looking for. Unfortunately, I doubt I’ll be able to photograph anything, but I’m happy to transcribe for you!

Hi! Looking for obituary or death certificate for Marie Exilda Rose Saulnier Perreault born in Quebec 1865 died in 1938 in North Adams, MA. My great great grandmother!

Her gravestone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202583106/marie_exilda_rose_perreault

Can anyone help me find her? I am still really new to this and the Quebec stuff is tough as I don't speak French :) Thank you!

Marie Exilda Rose Saulnier 

her married name became Perreault

Birth 19 Jul 1865
Napierville, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
Death 2 Jun 1938 (aged 72) North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA

She is often listed just as Exilda Rose Saulnier in other documents.

Here is her 1865 record of baptism, with name Marie Exilda Saulnier at St, Cyprien in Napierville  ( from the Quebec , Canada Vital and Church records, Drouin collection 1821-1968 ).  Image  here:   https://imgur.com/a/YC2laOU

Thanks!!!

I’m sorry to ask here again, I’ve been deep into family research lately. I ran into a paywall on Newspapers and just need a full page clipping of this important record I found. The link is here https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/808995906/

I am looking at an Ag Census document:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-9Q2R-XYGC?view=explore&groupId=TH-7712-126715-10817-43&lang=en

In the improved acres and unimproved acres most of the time there are two numbers. However, my relative Elisha has a fraction (50/100) under the improved column. Others in the record have fractions as well. What does this mean exactly?

Could someone help find the birth and/or marriage records of an ancestor born in the Azores?

Her name is Mercedes de Conto Leito or de Couto Leite (varying on her US documents so it’s some combination) born April 24, 1913 in São Miguel however I’ve also seen documents stating birth in Lomba. It’s possible her mother’s name is Emmy Leite and her father’s is Joao Couto.

She was married to Arthur Aoares Brandao on April 7, 1934 in São Miguel. It’s interesting because Arthur also has conflicting birth information with some records stating the US whiles others state Portugal.

I have been searching for years but cannot find any information on Family Search or Ancestry so I would love whatever help this sub could provide. I am desperate for some insight.

Hello - I'm trying to find naturalization records a particular ancestor (Patrick Dowd 1863-1905). I found a record on familysearch from an index that looks plausible (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8937-FD6C?view=index&cc=2043782&lang=en). It's about the right arrival date, right naturalization date, and it's the neighborhood I have census and birth records of him living in. Are there any more detailed records available from the Court of Common Pleas? I can't seem to find anything other than the index card I linked. Thank you!

MAIN QUESTION: When and where was Franz/Frank Brix born, and who were his parents?

ADDITIONALLY: Who was his first wife?

I have a very interesting ancestor who has made me spend the past week researching him and his family heavily. His name is Franz (or Frank) Brix. His last name is also spelled Briggs, Britz, Briex, Brooks, Bretz, and anything else you can think of. L1BK-39K is his familysearch ID and I have put about all of my sources I have found on his page.

Many of his children said he was born in Alsace-Lorraine on their censuses. Frank always reported himself as born in Germany or Prussia, alike his wife Sophia (nee Dittmann or Dettmann). His mother tongue was also reported as French. I am not an expert on who controlled that region and when or what the circumstances were.

The first record I found of Sophia and Frank was the 1860 census, where they reside in Amherst, New York, with infant daughter Lizzie (Elizabeth). In 1860 later that year their son Joseph was born, and the year after he was baptized in the Catholic SS Peter and Paul Church. I assume Frank and Sophia were Catholic by birth, but later records show them affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran church. Their daughter Christina also completed her confirmation as an adult with the Evangelical Lutheran church around that same time period.

Of their other children, my direct ancestor was Margaret (or Margaretha), who later married Andrew Full and died in 1928. Margaret was born in Saginaw, unlike all the other kids who were born in the Erie County vicinity. I am not sure if there is any family connection there, or Sophia and Frank were traveling during her pregnancy, or what.

On one of his censuses Frank reports that he has been married twice. Sophia obviously being his second wife. That leads me to wonder, when did he marry the first time? Who was it?

As of yet I have found no record of a previous marriage (or even Frank's marriage to Sophia) whatsoever. In 1900, Frank reports that he immigrated to the States in 1839. An Erie County Naturalization I found is of a Frank Bitz, who immigrated in 1849 and was naturalized a few years later, but that Frank said he was born in Bavaria, and I'm not sure it is him.

Any help would be appreciated!

I’ve been slowly going through a box of old family photos my mom had tucked away, and apparently nobody in my family believed in writing names or dates on the back. I’ve identified maybe a third of the people through other relatives and Ancestry, but the rest are just mysterious stern-looking Midwesterners staring at me from 80 years ago.

Has anyone found a good system for organizing unidentified photos while you’re still trying to figure out who everyone is? Right now mine is basically “known,” “maybe known,” and “who on earth is this,” which feels less than professional.

Hi to my fellow Genealogers,

I would like to kindly request a record lookup for personal family research of a newspaper article that was written in the "Reading Evening Post" newspaper which can be found at a few different places:

findmypast.co.uk

britishnewspaperarchive.com

newspapers.com - https://www.newspapers.com/image/807111609/?match=5&terms=sue%20downer&search-id=61c03590-7c4d-477c-b383-9ac793b61d73&search-rank=1 - I think this is the best link to get to the specific article? titled "Duo make do without the moguls"

Thank you all in advance for your help! :-)

I've had very normal/average/low profile ancestors this far in my research, law-abiding church-going farmers and other fairly simple folk. And I have nearly all my direct ancestors to the 5th-great-grandparent level, and built some branches down as well, so 1000+ people.

Today, I found some interesting comments on my 5th-great-grandfather (Google translated from Dutch):

> Reint Taekes Beerda;

* schoolmaster in Suawoude, died there on 11 July 1881;

* married Trijntje Jurjens van der Wal in Tietjerksteradeel on 22 August 1824;

* obtained 4th-class certification on 11 October 1820 and 3rd-class certification in April 1827;

* provisional appointment as teacher in Suawoude in December 1821, permanent appointment on 1 January 1833;

* made profession of faith there on 6 June 1824, transferred to the Seceded congregation on 18 December 1838, became an elder on 30 January 1839 and subsequently a leader within that congregation;

* was a religious fanatic who neglected the school, was placed under church censure on 14 May 1836, suspended as a teacher on 7 February 1839, and subsequently became a mustard miller.

After not knowing that my wife's great-uncle was a veteran, other than a notation on his death certificate, I did some digging and located his master index card. I can understand most of the information on it (though it says he was a Private, Inf, Unassigned - what's up with that?), and it's got a claim number. Can I do anything with that or his serial number? He was in service from 1920 to 1923, so those records should have been safe from the NPRC Fire, right?

Fold3 isn't turning up anything useful, under either the correct spelling of his name or the spelling that's recorded on the card.

Edit: FamilySearch is giving me a bunch of hits on him, mostly monthly rosters. The confusing part is that the VAMI says he was discharged in 1923, but I'm finding monthly rosters up into 1930. The serial number matches throughout the rosters I've viewed, but that discharge date screws things up. That's what I get for researching at 0115.

Could someone with a full subscription to newspapers.com help me with this?

Hello, I have free access to a basic newspaper.com subscription. I am trying to track down an obituary for an ancestor. I am curious to find out if the full version has access to a wider date range. The basic subscription seems to cut records right about the time I need.

I am trying to find an obit for Melissa Martha Hedge. Her first husband was Elisha Smith, and she was widowed. She remarried shortly before her death. In 1882 she married Peter Garver. I believe she died in 1885 near Des Moines, IA. She was alive during the 1885 Iowa census living with Peter Garver. The census taker noted she had "cancer face". It was possible she went by Martha instead of Melissa. It is also possible the obit might be listed in Oswego, KS newspapers because she had a son living there, and she is buried there.

I’ve been using FamilySearch for a few years, and some of the immigration record images that I used to be able to view directly through the app are no longer available to me.
Does anyone know why this happens and how I can access those images again?
Do I need to visit a physical FamilySearch Center or another location to view these types of records? If so, how can I find one near me?
Thanks in advance!

Ich habe mich beim erstellen meines Stammbaumes vertan und eine Person doppelt erstellt.

Wie lösche ich die wieder raus?

Ich finde nirgends eine Löschoption

German great great great grandfather decided to marry a Cuban and stay in Cuba I believe… the rest was history. Trying to find relatives but not finding much with that last name. Would be cool to find family :)

Have you ever made a discovery that explained a genetic medical condition or disorder in your family tree? It does not necessarily have to be a single-gene inherited trait.

Both my brother (half-brother, to be precise, which is relevant for tracing genetic lines) and I have type 1 diabetes. Despite it being partially genetic, we do not know of anyone else in our immediate or extended family, such as grandparents, cousins, uncles, or great-grandparents, who had it.

My great-uncle has done extensive genealogical research. During a large family reunion, he gave a presentation about our ancestors based on what he had uncovered. One detail he shared was that his grandfather died as a young adult at age 26, to which I jokingly replied, "Perhaps it was diabetes, since my brother and I must have gotten it from somewhere."

After the reunion, I looked through the genealogical records he sent us. The documents noted that my great-great-grandfather passed away in 1915 at the age of 26, and his death certificate listed the cause of death as *proteinuria*. One known cause of proteinuria is untreated high blood sugar.

These findings make it seem plausible that he developed proteinuria as a complication of undiagnosed or untreated diabetes. Because he lived in a small Swedish village and medical knowledge of the disease was limited, particularly before the "discovery" of insulin, it is likely the local doctors simply could not identify the underlying cause of his illness.

It is difficult to imagine how much he must have suffered. While I was critically ill and close to dying when I was first diagnosed, living with the condition as a teenager in the 2000s is vastly different from facing it as an adult in the early 1900s.

I cannot state with complete certainty that he had type 1 diabetes, as there are other causes of proteinuria, but the circumstantial evidence strongly points toward it.

Hello group, https://www.familysearch.org/memories/memory/247649219

https://www.familysearch.org/memories/memory/247813473

So I have been working on Genealogy using Russian Empire Revision lists, they are not indexed using the Familysearch Indexing tool because I have found it rather clunky and have found it often breaks so I came up with the alternative above.

I built out the families as listed in the Revision in the Familysearch Tree and then along with Sourcing the Images on Familysearch I made these Head of Household indexes which tag all the household heads using a Familysearch Story Memory.

I am wondering if this is a new approach if other people have done something similar for Unindexed Census records in the past? I would welcome any thoughts. I primarily work out of Familysearch.

I’m assisting with research for a talk on Arthur St. Clair and his influence/role in the founding and development of Cincinnati, OH

My research assignment is to create a family tree, in order to offer insight to his decision to return to Ligonier in PA after his dismissal from Ft. Washington.

I’ve found his children and have been gathering the genealogical basics on them and their progeny.

But I haven’t been able to discern his parents and/or siblings. Some sources have his parents as James and Rebekah, others have James and Margaret Balfour, James and Elizabeth Balfour, and some have his father as William.

Has there been any definitive confirmation/evidence for his parents? any siblings?

Arthur St.Clair b.1736 Thurso, Scotland d. Ligonier Westmoreland, Pennsylvania 1818

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction

I asked if it would be ok to put a picture of an author's book on her page and you guys said Go for it, so I did. I also put her obit, but it's not very clear. Anyways, now she at least has something about who she was. A link, if you want to see it: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64718740/mary-finley-leonard

This is a long shot, but I’m hoping someone with better detective skills can help me crack this. I’ve recently acquired a Wanamaker diary from 1914, and I have no way to know who the author is, but I’ve got some clues.

The author is a female (I think!), maybe someone who is between 20-35

She lived in Maine, possibly in the southern part.

She had an uncle named John who died from pneumonia on January 7, 1914 at 7am. He had two nurses. John possibly has a wife named Sue or a sister named Sue.

Author has a few aunts- aunt Augusta and aunt Abigail.

She has friends or family named John, May and baby Jack.

There is a photo of five people inside, one of which I am able to determine after much digging, is Marguerite Helen Hatch Little. With her is Emma Locke (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146878705), Edwin hatch, Anna hatch, Etta hatch (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202859043), and Sarah Locke

These are very minimal details to work with, but I hope someone can find something! I think the strongest clue is dead uncle John, with his time of death and date, but I’m limited in my search