The Yeagers of Barbour County, Part 2
This is the continuing exploration of the Yeager family of Barbour County, West Virginia, beginning with William Yeager Sr. In…
The Yeagers of Barbour County, Part 1
I was recently updating some ancestor profiles on WikiTree, and came across one that was a complete train wreck. The…
Why hire an expert?
“Why should I hire somebody? I plugged in my grandparents on Ancestry.com and it filled in my lineage all the…
Presentation: The Civil War Balloon Corps
HistoryCamp is an annual all-day conference on all things history. Typically held in Boston each summer, there was an additional…
Avoid Easy Mistakes – Check The Source!
Public websites such as Ancestry.com and Familysearch.com have become valuable tools for genealogical research. They allow you to connect with…
Five Presidents
Five Presidents. This photo was taken in November, 1991. It was, so far as I know, the first photograph taken…