The Soundex is a system of indexing used by a number of genealogical resources, including the federal censuses of 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920, as well as some immigration records. It's purpose is to ena

What is a Brick Wall? A Brick Wall is a dead-end that you have reached in your genealogical research. It may be a small problem or a much larger one. You may have exhausted every avenue of research an

Military aviation and prisoner of war records can provide a fascinating insight into the life of a person that is largely unknown to many family members. These notes concentrate on that personal aspec

No matter where your ancestors come from, there is something you should do soon. Either travel to the site of the original neighborhood where your immigrant ancestor first settled or write a letter to

Nothing can possibly be more exciting or emotionally charged than finding a close relative through research - the closer it is, the greater the excitement and emotion. People who were Adopted or foste

Pictures are a wonderful way to document graveyards, from scenic views of the cemetery, to inscriptions of individual tombstones. It isn't always as easy as it seems, however, to achieve sharp, clear

No, you’re not alone. Yes, we all have them. What are they? “Brick wall” problems are those genealogical research problems that seem too hard to solve. Wherever we look, we find no a

Welcome to the Genealogical Fallacies Project, an effort to identify, catalog, define, and overcome the dozens of fallacies occurring in modern family history research. Family historians, or genealogi