Category Archives: Genealogy

We Are All Cousins: A Video by Elizabeth Shown Mills

Posted on September 9, 2010 by

With a hat tip to the National Genealogical Society as well as Dick Eastman, here’s a little video clip from noted genealogist Elizabeth Shown Mills reminding us not to put our ancestors (or anyone, for that matter), into a box. … Continue reading →

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New NSSAR Genealogy Library Progress

Posted on September 8, 2010 by

The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, the male counterpart to the better-known Daughters of the American Revolution, is nearing completion of their new library facility in Louisville, KY. Watch their update video: The date for the … Continue reading →

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The Genealogical Proof Standard – Why isn’t this incorporated into my genealogy software?

Posted on September 8, 2010 by

I ran across this in my mail from Rootsweb (which, incidentally, seems pretty moribund these days…). I wish applying this standard was better integrated into my genealogy software (The Master Genealogist) and all those available that I’m familiar with: Preponderance … Continue reading →

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Scotch-Irish in New England

Posted on September 6, 2010 by

The most interesting of the purely Irish families, who came with the Scotch to Worcester, with whom they had contracted relationship during their long residence in Ulster, or become attached by community of sentiment and suffering, was the Young family, … Continue reading →

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