Lynn - unable to use 'Contact' on your web page. I would say that our ancestors traveled the same ground…
On Becoming a Genealogist at Age 10
My brief search indicates that Moses Lyman, born 1690, was the son of John Lyman and Dorcas Plumb, fifth great…
On Yes, the Lakes are My Cousins
My cousins either hired genealogists or studied German in German and looked at Catholic parish records in the village church…
On A New Tool for Interpreting Central and Eastern European Maps
Thanks, Jack. I, too, got the bug when I was ten. My grandmother on my mother's side came to live…
On Becoming a Genealogist at Age 10
Thanks for sharing your family's experience, Jeff! These maps are particularly helpful for differentiating between Prussian town names and their…
On A New Tool for Interpreting Central and Eastern European Maps
You're welcome, Teresa! Good luck searching out those ancestral villages.
On A New Tool for Interpreting Central and Eastern European Maps
Thank you for your comment, Michael. I am glad you were able to untangle your "Bavarian" ancestor's origins!
On A New Tool for Interpreting Central and Eastern European Maps
I have ancestors who came from a sparsely populated agricultural district then called Flatow in Prussia. When the train station…
On A New Tool for Interpreting Central and Eastern European Maps
Thanks for the tip! I will have to wait until I'm at work to try it out properly - loading…
On A New Tool for Interpreting Central and Eastern European Maps
Were is Don de Pato/ Don Dugo?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
On Tracing the Ancestry of Donald Duck