I’ve amassed quite a number of favorite genealogy websites under my “Ancestry” bookmarks folder on Chrome and I thought I would take the time to share some of them with you. There will be websites that are fairly well known but others will be a bit more obscure. I intend to go in alphabetical orderContinue reading “Website Wednesday”
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Murder on the York Road
Image by Alicja from Pixabay The year is 1861. George Lewis, a 47 year old man who is not too old but no longer young, is hauling freight in a wagon on the York Road outside of his home in Greenup, Illinois. Maybe he is hauling supplies like timber staves that are needed for hisContinue reading “Murder on the York Road”
Finding the Myth in Family Mythology
Many families have a myth. Start talking about family history and someone will remark that they are related to someone famous (living or dead), that they have Native American ancestry, that there’s an estate somewhere with money that they are entitled to, silver that is still buried in the ground from the Civil War, orContinue reading “Finding the Myth in Family Mythology”
Genealogy is Good for the Genes
Hi, and welcome to my new blog! My name is Sara Martin, owner of Smart Canyon Genealogy. I wanted to write about some of my experiences researching my family tree and I am interested in what other fellow genealogists are experiencing. I used to work in the financial services industry and I may again workContinue reading “Genealogy is Good for the Genes”
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