Even the dullest-looking document is a record of someone’s life (or death), and can set you on a path to discovering surprising stories from the past.
Tag Archives: family
William and Frederick: Case 1
My 2x great grandfather William Taylor was a bricklayer, and a brick wall! Follow along with my research as I use traditional and DNA evidence to piece together a genealogical puzzle and uncover an alternative identity.
The lost boys … and girls — tips on searching for missing children in your family tree
In this blog post I’ll be investigating a story about a man who was reported to have had his 30th child in 1866, and sharing some methods for finding children who were born in England in the 1800s.
Dig Up Your Ancestors 