10 Terrific Resources For Identifying Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Hometown

Finding an immigrant ancestor’s hometown is a goal for many genealogy researchers. There are several key US resources to help you uncover your ancestor’s birthplace.

Research Skills, Genealogy ResourcesJessica NeavesMarch 8, 2022immigration records, immigration, hometowns, home sources, Naturalization, Religious records, census, Passenger lists, border crossing records, alien registration files, Obituaries, Military records, Pension files, Passport applications, Vital records Comments

How To Trace Women In Your Family Tree With Veterans’ Pension Records

If you can’t find your female ancestors, try researching them with veterans’ pension records.

Genealogy Resources, Research SkillsJessica NeavesMay 11, 2021Military records, Pension records, women, female ancestorsComment

Link Love: A Tenacious Mountie Returns a Family Heirloom

Here’s a few links I liked this week to start off your weekend!

MiscellaneousJessica NeavesJuly 31, 2020adoption, Black genealogy, African American genealogy, Irish American, Swedish, DNA, Military records, Heritage travel, Jewish genealogyComment

How to Use Civil War Pension Records in Your Research

If you have an ancestor who fought in the Civil War, pension records are an amazing source of information for your family tree.

Genealogy Resources, Research SkillsJessica NeavesJuly 28, 2020Civil War, Pension files, Pension records, Military recordsComment

Link Love: Portraits of famous people recreated by their descendants

Happy Friday! Here’s some fun links from the week!

MiscellaneousJessica NeavesJuly 17, 2020Military records, Pension files, Revolutionary War, Vintage photos, African American genealogy, Black genealogy, Google Earth, Land records, Organization, DNAComment

How to Search for Your LGBTQ Ancestors

LGBT genealogy research can pose some challenges. How do we go about identifying our LGBTQ ancestors, who may have lived at a time when homosexuality was illegal, or at the very least, looked down upon? How can we uncover their stories and honor their voices and experiences?

Research SkillsJessica NeavesJune 23, 2020LGBTQ, LGBT, Periodicals, Military records, Blue DischargeComment