A genealogical brick wall is a dead end or a very difficult research problem. There may be a lack of records, few records, or no records. Many of us have spent years researching brick wall ancestors with little success. DNA testing is helping some of us break through those brick walls, but even DNA testing…
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Researching with name variations
Records for our ancestors can sometimes be difficult to find because of name variations. This is especially true in the Southern states because people often used nicknames. One record will have the nickname and the other the proper given name. Then there are the spelling variations of surnames, depending on who gave or recorded information.…
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Did Duncan Stewart Participate in the California Gold Rush?
Every family has a legend or bigger than life story. It is easy to accept these stories as true because they are exciting. Duncan Stewart (M4XX-J21) is a person that seemed larger than life with an exciting story that he participated in the California Gold Rush. Is the story true? How can such a story…
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A Brick Wall – The Search for Darthula Ross pt. 1
A genealogical brick wall is a dead end or a very difficult research problem. There may be a lack of records, few records, or no records. Many of us have spent years researching brick wall ancestors with little success. DNA testing is helping some of us break through those brick walls, but even DNA testing…
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Researching with name variations
Records for our ancestors can sometimes be difficult to find because of name variations. This is especially true in the Southern states because people often used nicknames. One record will have the nickname and the other the proper given name. Then there are the spelling variations of surnames, depending on who gave or recorded information.…
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Did Duncan Stewart Participate in the California Gold Rush?
Every family has a legend or bigger than life story. It is easy to accept these stories as true because they are exciting. Duncan Stewart (M4XX-J21) is a person that seemed larger than life with an exciting story that he participated in the California Gold Rush. Is the story true? How can such a story…
