You would think your family tree was written in stone and would never change – but that’s not the case. Just this year my tree has transformed tremendously… I took a DNA test which turned up a bunch of cousins, even a couple first cousins I never knew I had!…
I was almost related to George Washington, by marriage at least. Turns out the family mythology was only true if you went back to Noah… But I did discover a notable person much closer to me on my tree. Turns out my dad’s uncle was a pretty impressive guy. He…
So what is it like to document my family’s slaves? First of all, there isn’t a lot of information. There is a will… and an image of that handwritten will is online at Ancestry.com. I can see where I got my handwriting abilities from…particularly the tendency to start out reasonably…
This year black history month is about more than Rosa Parks. Since I’ve started doing my genealogy on WikiTree I’ve participated in a few “challenges”. This one is about documenting more African-Americans, and for me particularly those who were enslaved by my ancestors. Like most white Americans, I don’t think…
At least… In this case one side says he got married young and they lived happily ever after until death did them part. The other side says he got married 2 years later to a different woman, had some children, and eventually divorced her and disappeared into the sunset. How…
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