AI generated by Pixlr 30 November 2024 The Tingle Don't you love that moment in your research when you realize, that YES, you were right when you went out on a limb, and found something not in other public trees? And then, when you find that some of the supporting research work ahead has already been done? O f course you soon also realize that that means you are probably related to this family in multiple ways, which is why some of the work has been completed. Filling In The Map Or is that just me who forgets research from a year or more ago? This is the mixed blessing of pedigree collapse [intermarriage in small communities], FAN research [ f amily, friends, a ssociates, n eighbors], and tracking down DNA matches [people with whom you share significant sized DNA segments]! I dare you to add intriguing DNA matches to your tree, and figure out how you connect. There are so many rewards to taking the chance. One of them is revisiting old research. Tool Kit With this Burnett line, I ...

David Rumsey Map Collection Genealogy Chat I had a great time at our latest Genealogy Chat session on 28 November. This is an open group that meets the fourth Monday of each month 1 - 3 pm Pacific time; no agenda, just whatever comes up. Land Records This last Monday we talked a lot about land records and where to find them. Alexis and Kathryn talked about the Tennessee State Library and Archives for records. Alexis showed us a set of plat maps for historic counties in South Carolina; the plats were for land granted before the Revolutionary War! History of the Old Northwest Sandra brought up David McCullough's book The Pioneers  for the settlement of the Ohio territory and the importance of the Northwest Ordinance in US history. Several people spoke up about their ancestors having gone to Ohio from other areas--New England especially Connecticut, Virginia and Kentucky. There was a great migration to Ohio and later to Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois because of the federal ...