As genealogists, there is plenty of terms we come across that we may have never heard before. While I had come across the term 'unincorporated community' while researching the area of Pyrmont, Indiana, I wasn't quite sure what an unincorporated community was. According to the definition, an unincorporated area or unincorporated community is a region... Continue Reading →
After moving to Bellingham almost a 10-years ago, this little slice of the Pacific Northwest has become my home away from home. I now consider it my hometown, even though I was born in Utah. It has become my part of paradise and I couldn't imagine living anywhere else. As a genealogist, one of the... Continue Reading →
I've recently been enamored with Italian genealogy (see here) because of digging into friends with Italian ancestry. I've come across names like Bugni, Catania, and Sorrentino and fell in love with the language and decided to learn it. As part of my study, I'm starting a series called "The Italian Genealogical ABC's" on important genealogical... Continue Reading →
Cities have longed dotted the landscape of this planet and ever since Argos, Greece over five millennia ago we have congregated in them. As we search through the records of our ancestors, thousands of cities in dozens of languages stand out to us as genealogists. For many of us, New York City and Ellis Island are... Continue Reading →
Since I've been knee-deep in Italian research for several families (Serago, Sorrentino, Bugni, & Pescatore) I decided to take a more in-depth look at Italian surnames, their history and what they mean. Today's blog post goes over the twenty* most popular Italian surnames according to the Italian Surname Database. Â While this list is by no... Continue Reading →
Note: This post is not endorsed nor paid for by Ancestry.com, but is for the use of genealogists and those interested around the world to keep up-to-date on the newest in the field. Ever since my first DNA test taken years ago, I've been fascinated by what historical geneticists could tell me about my past.... Continue Reading →
Family history and genealogy can be a tricky kind of project to work on -- especially when living family members either don't know information about the particular topic you are researching or in this case they flat out say no. In this post, we will discuss three different responses you can give to an individual... Continue Reading →
In the genealogy, world privacy should be one of our utmost concerns, especially that of our living family and selves. Recently, a post has been circulating the genealogical social media circles about a particular website. by the name of FamilyTreeNow. The text of the message reads: "I'm sharing this because the amount of information available... Continue Reading →
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