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The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. Enjoy… Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 48: If you never ask the question, you’ll never know the answer. As a follow-up to my earlier article, If You Never Ask the Continue reading More Suggestions for Family Interviews
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. Enjoy… Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 15: The genealogy book you just found out about went out of print last week. If you have reason to believe your ancestor was Continue reading Records of Federal Employees
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. Enjoy… Dollarhide’s Rule No. 37: The Post Office shown on the census page where your ancestors are listed is for a town which appears on no known map ever Continue reading Find a Place, Find an Ancestor
The following article was written by my good friend, Bill Dollarhide: Dollarhide’s Rule No. 27: Research in one county that leads you to information in another county will only be revealed on the last day of your vacation. In an Continue reading County Name Changes and Abolished Counties Reflected in the 1790-1920 Federal Censuses
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. Enjoy… Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 42: If you took family group sheets to the last wedding you attended, you are probably an addicted genealogist. The Internet has caused the Continue reading Old City Directories – Before the Internet
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. Enjoy… Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 13: A genealogist needs to be a detective. Just gimmie da facts Ma’am. In part 1, we discussed the first things to do, such Continue reading Online Resources for Finding Living Relatives – Part 2
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. Enjoy… Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 49: A relative is someone with all the information about the family you want, but died last week. Finding Dead Relatives is one way Continue reading Online Resources for Finding Living Relatives – Part 1
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. Enjoy… Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 8: When you contact the state vital statistics office in your home state and ask if they are “online,” and they respond, “on what?,” Continue reading Delayed & Corrected Birth Records
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. Enjoy… Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 11: With any luck, some of the people in your family could read and write . . . and may have left something written Continue reading Did You Really Start With Yourself?
The article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. I’d advise readers to keep their sense of humor about them while reading, and enjoy it. And please note that Bill doesn’t require that you do exactly as he and Continue reading Locating and Visiting Cemeteries
The following article is by my friend, William Dollarhide: Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 22: It is a known fact that St. Peter checks all of your Family Group Sheets for accuracy before you are allowed to enter the Pearly Gates. Continue reading Family Group Sheet Standards
The following article is by my friend, William Dollarhide: Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 10: Work from the known to the unknown. In other words, just because your name is Washington doesn’t mean you are related to George. Martha Dandridge was Continue reading Dower Share, Dowry & Dower Rights
The following article is by my good friend, William Dollarhide: Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 44: Genealogy is an addiction with no cure and for which no 12-step program is available. In probing your relatives with questions about your ancestry you Continue reading If You Never Ask the Question
The following article was written by my friend, William Dollarhide: Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 46: The family Bible you need was inherited by a female descendant of your ancestor, but one who married and divorced at least four times, and Continue reading Who Has That Family Bible?
The following article is by my friend, William Dollarhide: Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule #23: Locating the county where your ancestor lived is the first step in finding records about the time he was hauled into court for shooting his neighbor’s dog; Continue reading If He Owned Land, There’s a Deed