Elyse's Genealogy Blog

Note: I have put my sources on the bottom of this post, in the order that I referred to them. Each source is numbered. I have included some links to Ancestry.com that links directly to the image, but you must have a subscription to be able to view it. I tried to include as must [...]

My latest madness caused by an ancestor is my great-great grandfather named James L. Clawson Jr. My madness comes from the mass amounts of unsourced and misinformation that is on the web for this line. My main frustration is that I have contributed to this misinformation before and despite my best effots to try and [...]

It’s time for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun again! Randy Seaver of the Genea-Musings blog has come up with a very thought provoking challenge for this week. (Read the instructions here) Here are my answers: My ultimate genealogy goal is to research my family tree with as many stories, details, pictures, and records that I can [...]

Disclaimer: This article contains information about a website called Zoho. While I very much like the website, my opinion was not swayed by the company in any way. I was not contacted by the comapny to write about them or was I paid in any way for writing this article. Honestly – I just love [...]

Since I was not feeling well last night, I have postponed my SNGF until this morning.  Oh well – better late than never! Here are the directions for this week’s SNGF (originally posted on Genea-Musings): 1) List your 16 great-great-grandparents in pedigree chart order. List their birth and death years and places.2) Figure out the [...]

This is a press release from Dynastree.com, which I felt was appropriate to share since I just did a review of the website. Please forward any questions about the website to Nils Schnelle, Dynastree.com’s press contact (her contact info is included in the press release). Free 14-day trial subscription to dynastree’s premiumversionHamburg, July 29, 2009 [...]