I, too, enjoy learning new words as I research my family. And when wise them in my writing, it can…
A wonderful article!! Words are such fun - decades ago, in the old Saturday Review of Literature, one article was…
Hi Amy, I loved this article for several reasons. First, your focus on the dangers of many fact less trees…
Great post. I believe, too, that in genealogy it is good to be a pettifogger.
One immigrant ancestor was described in records from the old country as a "vinedresser and husbandman". Yes, a grape farmer.
I enjoyed reading your article. Thank you for the time, thought, and effort you put into this. I concur that…
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From 1782-1886 the Supreme Judicial Court had jurisdiction over all divorces. Records from 1782-1796 are under Suffolk County files, and…
What a great find! If she married after 1906, you may find a naturalization record for her. The federal naturalization…
Reading your reply AFTER confronting again this weekend the Guilford Paine - Sarah (Cummings) Hathaway - Dudley Hathaway triangle of…