by kathykeyser ADMIN | 3 Mar 2024 | Family Research, Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn Anna Elisabeth Mohrmann immigrated from Germany to Ohio in 1864 and quickly married. But her husband was not the man she had intended to marry. For years her origins in Germany and her parentage were a mystery. Learn how one record broke through...
by Tricia P Aanderud | 8 Mar 2023 | Genealogy Tips
In the 1880 US Census, you’ll find my great-grandparents, Andrew Jackson Hadley (1836-1898) and Louisa Hines (1838-1918), living in Montgomery County, KY, with eight children. With the smallest amount of coaxing, all the childrens’ records fell into place. All except...
by TheEventsCal | 7 Feb 2023 | Uncategorized
What You Will Learn An exploration about how researching friends, neighbors, and close associates living near our research subjects can open a path to additional family branches. Speaker Denyce Porter Peyton has been an avid genealogist for more than 25 years,...
by Landon Willis | 1 Dec 2022 | Genealogy Tips
Where Did They Go? Every family researcher has had instances of persons who simply disappear from the records without a trace. The individual may be on some reliable record: baptism, marriage, deeds, tax lists, and so on. Then, with no explanation, that individual can...
by Susan J Court | 20 Oct 2022 | Kentucky Surnames
All genealogists encounter brick walls, but just as frustrating are mysteries which come up in their research. Sometimes, however, mysteries are more solvable. For sure, they can be more fun to unravel. Sally Anne Byrne Marries James Dunn Recently, I had the pleasure...
by Christopher Padgett | 21 Sep 2021 | Quick Tips from Our Speakers
What Is a Brick Wall? Often when members get together, we discover better ways to research or break through brick walls. In January 2021, the society sponsored a session where members had submitted some of their brick walls in hopes of brainstorming some tips from...
