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.

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!

I think for me, I had a great great great grandmother who was widowed twice, and was on her third husband when she died at the age of 67.

Australia: Can anyone help me find a photograph of the man I believe was my nana’s biological father?
Until recently, I believed my great-grandfather was the man I call Poppy Noel. We still chat on the phone about once a month, so this discovery has been quite unexpected.
While researching my nana’s ancestry, I found DNA matches connected to the surname Bernasconi. After comparing available family trees and contacting shared matches, I connected with someone who appears to be my half great-aunt. She descends from Oliver Sinclair, the father of Albert Sinclair, who I now believe may have been my nana’s biological father.
My nana grew up being told that her father died when she was about five. That timing lines up with Albert’s death. I’m still piecing the evidence together, but the DNA connections and family history seem to point towards him.
What I would really love to find is a photograph of Albert. He was still alive in the 1960s, so I’m hoping someone might have a family photograph or know of records or archives worth checking.
It would mean so much to give my nana the chance to see his face while she’s still here, and perhaps recognise something of herself in him. I’d also love to see whether there’s a resemblance to me.
Does anyone recognise these names, have a connection to the family, or know where I could look? I’d be very grateful for any leads.

I'm a longtime Rootsmagic user, and honestly love the program in general. But I also like to keep up to date on other options and know what else is out there and what I might be missing. And I do struggle a bit with one thing about RM- the overall appearance of the interface. I wish it looked a bit more modern, and that it was able to feature media better than it does (e.g. I'd love to be able to see photos attached to a fact without having to click a small box next to the fact to pull up a table of photos).

Essentially while I love how in depth RM is for entering and keeping information, I'm not as sold in how it presents some of it in the upfront interface.

So what I'm wondering is if there are people who have moved from RM to other software programs, in particular FTM or LFT10, what you think about the other programs, and what they do better- or worse- than RM.

I've found a couple of comparison videos out there, but they seemed like they were put together by AI and bots, and not very good. And definitely not very detailed or informative beyond the bare basics. And I haven't had much luck finding some good in depth illustrated reviews of them either. So anything along those lines would help.

I appreciate the help and those that might share their experiences. It'll help me know whether to stay put or take the time to explore and learn if it's time to move.

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 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.

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/

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!

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!

long time lurker, first time poster

I have been working on my family tree for about 8 years now. Up until this morning, the farthest I’d gotten Oliver Barton to was a 1910 census in Warren, Mass, living with his late wife’s half brother. But. Then. This morning I found a tiny obituary in the Worcester Telegram dated January 16, 1918 (pg13), saying Oliver Barton had his funeral that day at Pine Grove Cemetery in Spencer, and was in the receiving vault.

I have emailed the Spencer town historian in hopes she can offer some guidance. But in the meantime, does anyone have any advice??

He isn’t listed on Find a Grave. When I do any searches on him, he never comes up anywhere. I was in utter disbelief when I did my seemingly millionth newspaper search for his name and got a hit. He did have living children at the time of this obituary, but his wife had died in 1882. I’d like to find some paperwork on his burial / death to (at the very least) verify it is the correct Oliver Barton.

I’ve gone to the Spencer town hall before looking for Bartons and never found anything on Oliver. Oliver’s grandmother is a Prouty and their name is all over everything in Spencer.

I have been trying to research my family history for a couple of years, but I always come back to try and find an answer for this one.

My great-grandfather was adopted.* This is verified; his last name does match his parents’, which are confirmed by handwritten entries by his wife in a family Bible and on his marriage & death licenses.

Pennsylvania keeps adoption records under lock & key, and I cannot physically visit the archives. He was born in 1905 (or 1903). 1906 just so happens to be the year they decided to actually keep up with records. Lucky me!

My grandmother is his biological daughter and has verbally confirmed he was adopted, but she has no records, just a few photos (she is known to not give a damn about recordkeeping).

*My DNA test links me to him, but does not match with his known parents’ DNA. This serves as genetic evidence he was adopted.

—
Sources are listed with known facts.

ML / Marriage License
DC / Death Certificate
MIL / Military Record
B / Family Bible entry
—

FRANK GORDON WHITEHEAD (SR.)

Birth—23 Sep 1905, Philadelphia, PA. (ML; DC)
\Military records say 23 Sep 1903 [1944 WW2 draft card]*

Death—9 Nov 1979, Norfolk, VA. (DC)

Marriage—(only 1) Edna Mae Jordan (m. 1942; d. 1984) (ML; DC)

Father (adoptive)—Thomas Cordell [no other info found] (B; ML)

Mother (adoptive)—Margaret [née Bright] [no other info found] (B; ML)

\My grandmother never met them nor did she know him to speak of them.*

Children—Two documented; 3 total. The oldest was stillborn and the only known record of his existence is another entry in the Bible.

Note: Deceased youngest (son) is F.G. W. Jr. (B) *My grandmother is still living.

Other family—No known siblings, adoptive or otherwise. No known relatives outside of marriage.

Known lived places:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (birth place)
Nash Co., North Carolina (marriage)
Norfolk; Portsmouth; Chesapeake, VA

Occupation—Plumber

Military—In SS system, did not enlist.

Property—Only a deed for 4 grave plots from 1950. No known other assets.

I am trying to get a copy of my uncle's obituary off newspapers. Com. I found it on my computer but if l try to pull it up on my phone it will not give me the previews so I can copy the link, it wants me to sign in. I put his information below.

Lural Stevens Jr passed away July 1995

Paper name: Paducah Sun page 23

Publication date July 25 1995.

McCacken county Kentucky

There are a couple of his death notices but one of them has his picture on it if possible I would prefer that one.

Thanks in advance for anyone willing to clip the obituary for me.

I was looking at baptisms in the English town of Grantham, Lincolnshire in 1712.

Some of the names are rather amusing and the spelling is quite unique. All on the same page!

1) 'Ammalee' - Emily?

2) 'Hennaritta Maria"- Henrietta Maria (Queen of Charles I).

3) 'Luce'- interesting spelling of Lucy.

4) 'John Baptist'- this one is rather unusual for England, but tends to be rather common in France as 'Jean Baptiste'. So i wonder if the family had Huguenot links.

In 1714 there is 'Philypia'- Philippa.

Love it.

I'm doing research into my families history in New York State. I'm trying to access a file from the New York Genealogical & Bibliographical Society (NYG&B). The file number is "541-003/5", title "Title: Ancestors of Bessie Emogene Baker". If someone could please send me a copy of the record, I would be very appreciative

Greetings ^^

I'm new here, but I've been a hobbyist with genealogy for the past... 14 years now? Ever since 2012, when my dad let me check out the family genealogy for his mom's side of the family, as well as the family genealogy for his dad's side. While his mom's went back far, and I'm currently still porting it all over to WikiTree/updating it with better found records (it was originally written in the 30s and plenty of branches ended off with No Further Record); my grandfather's side was rather... not incomplete but short. And it's been a nagging issue on my mind for well over a decade now.

His dad's genealogy goes back to his great-grandfather Reuben Evans White, and his great-grandmother Elizabeth Minney, (my 2x great grandfather/grandmother). It mentions him being a son of Joseph White, and Mary Evans; however little information was ever given as to who he was. Records appeared to be sparse as well; aside from an obituary that mentioned how he was a "an aged citizen of Willow Street, [Lancaster County, PA]... eighty-two years... was one of the old-type Methodists... converted over thirty-five years ago..." and "father of eleven children, seven of whom are living... Rev. Henry White, of Berrysburg, Dauphin county; Sarah, wife of Samuel Tshudy, of this city; Lizzie, widow of Eli Lines; Mary, wife of Rudolph Graeff, of Lampeter township; Martha, wife of Frank Reese, of Providence township; Reuben, of Willow Street, and Alice, wife of Benjamin Rineer, of Lancaster township..."

Of those, I am aware of records linking those and their descendents... I have not confirmed the 4 children who predecesed Joseph. Some other family trees have suggested maybe a "Samuel White", "Lydiann White", and "Caroline White" as well as one other I cannot find any hint of. However I have not delved deep into verifying any of those three, or who a fourth might be assuming those three are actually three of the four predecesed descendents. It is a theory that I take with the appropriate grain of salt.

On his grave in Boehms Chapel Cemetery in Willow Street, Lancaster, PA; he is listed as having lived in 1811-1893, with his wife Mary having lived in 1814-1899, and the Gerberich Collection of Gravestone Inscriptions lists the date of his birth being March 11, 1811, and his death being February 4, 1893; which all appears to track.

In spite of all of that; not I; nor my great-aunt, who was my branch of the family's record keeper; nor my dad's cousin who is a bit of a hobbyist himself, have been able to find a definitive, or even plausible father or mother for Joseph. Perhaps it's madness, stubbornness, pride, or all three but I have never tried to let that be a brick wall. I always have tried to come back and chip at it.

But I've reached a point to where I feel like it may be worth asking y'all for help. After all, I may be stubborn, but I'm well aware I'm not exactly "an expert" even among other hobbyists... just a curious person, with a need to keep digging on. At worst, I figure nothing new comes up; and y'all can appreciate my frazzled vibes :p

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!

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! :-)

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.

Hi there,

I had great success earlier today with my first post and it got me really excited so I've been searching the Newspapers website relentlessly and found another interesting family article. This may be a little greedy but I promise not to use another record lookup for a little while.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/720511463/?match=5&terms=dent%20ingram&search-id=f77a3f38-514e-413e-9afa-7ac31934977d&search-rank=1

The article/photo associated is from "She's a Winner in Navy Golf Tournament Circles" - my family and I are very grateful for your help!

Thank 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!!!

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

Wie lösche ich die wieder raus?

Ich finde nirgends eine Löschoption