May 3, 2024 Unlike many genealogists, I like online family trees. Whenever I start a new project, I begin by checking what’s available on the various family trees. I know that online trees are not always the most accurate source for genealogical information. However, they are the best place I know for quickly finding hints …
Maybe They Teleported: Finding Elusive Passenger Lists
April 26, 2024 Passenger lists are my favorite records. They document a momentous time in our ancestors’ lives – the day they set forth on a journey to a new life in America. Finding an ancestor’s name on a ship’s list verifies an event that changed our ancestor lives. It continues to impact our own …
Ineligible for Citizenship
April 19, 2024 From the beginning, the United States has considered some categories of people ineligible to become citizens. If your ancestors fall into any of these categories, they could never become citizens, no matter how long they spent in the United States. That means that you won’t find any kind of naturalization documents for …