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As genealogists, we all know how important it is to read the records we acquire and to examine all the details.We also know how important it is to acquire the records.  Imagine my chagrin when the other day, reviewing the … Continue reading →

What you might ask, is the IAJGS?  It’s the International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies.  Once a year, the IAJGS in cooperation with the local Jewish Genealogy Society holds a conference.  This year, it’s in Salt Lake City, otherwise known … Continue reading →

The main Family History Library in Salt Lake City is like no other library I have ever been in.  It is definitely a paradise for genealogists.  Before you take your trip, you should try to organize and develop a plan.  … Continue reading →

For me, a genealogy dream come true is finding a cache of historical photos of an area in which the people I am researching lived.  This is invaluable in literally helping to visualize the place(s) they lived.  The more than … Continue reading →

About a month ago I got a call from a gentleman living in Chicago who is very ill.  He was looking for his biological daughter who was put up for adoption under duress in 1964-1965.  His goal was to locate … Continue reading →

The other day, I was sitting in the New York City Municipal Archives on Chambers Street.  Actually, I was sitting there researching records for two solid days.  On the first day, a woman came into the archives.  It was clear, … Continue reading →

Thanks to Jan Meisels Allen, recent recipient of the National Genealogical Society’s 2013 President’ Citation for her work in preserving access to genealogical records for alerting us to the National Archives of Ireland’s news.  Jan wrote: “The National Archives of … Continue reading →

We all know how important relatives are – after all, what would genealogy be without them?  In this case, though, it has more to do with my dad’s eagle eye in spotting this article in the New York Times.  The … Continue reading →

If you’ve ever set up an account on-line that requires a password, you may have had to choose some security questions which you need to answer if you forget your password.  A common choice is “mother’s maiden name.”  Sure, you … Continue reading →

Stories like the reunion between two sisters reported in the Arizona Republic on Feb 15, 2013 happen often enough to give us all hope of reuniting families and finding lost relatives.  Few of our stories are as dramatic as this … Continue reading →