Getting better at genealogical research involves many different skills. One important skill is learning how to find relationships when no document states the relationship. Cluster Research is a research technique that can overcome this problem. The early years of research are filled with the “low hanging” fruit of easily found census and other online records. […]
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Category: Bible Records
Slave Research in Bibles
Slave Research in bibles might sound counter-intuitive, but this post illustrates why it should not. The Tennessee State Archives and Library (TSLA) just finished digitizing and uploading hundred of bibles in their collection. The files are organized by surname. I hope that more genealogists will submit copies of family information from their family bibles. Aside from that, there […]
Martha Simpson: Right Under My Nose
I am in a state of genealogic shock. I’ve found another family line of free blacks that no one knew about in our family. My ancestor Martha Simpson was the wife of Levi Prather. I’ve been working hard to unravel the complicated slave relationships in the Prather family of Montgomery County, Maryland. So, I hadn’t yet […]
Walter Hughes Family Bible: Maysville, K...
This is the kind of story that just makes you feel good all over. About 12 years ago, my aunt presented me with a very old bible discovered in my grandparent’s house in Dayton, Ohio. A Family Relic When my grandfather passed away, my aunt happened to find it. My aunt knew I was into […]
Biblically Speaking
(Update, 2019: The standards in genealogy have been updated and have been modified from what was written below. Please consult the newest standards, the book is referenced below.) I have had some wonderful discoveries in bibles over the past year. I want to share them with you along with some thoughts on evaluation. Definitions and […]