Data holds incredible power - it highlights gaps in knowledge, bridges them, and gives our research purpose and direction. When it comes to ...

I can hardly believe it, but this year marks a milestone in my family history journey. I'm celebrating my decennial blogiversary ! Wher...

Genealogy is a skilled endeavor. When you know better, you do better. Success hinges on knowing what resources to use and how to leverage th...

As family historians, we put a lot of thoughtful effort into piecing together our ancestors' lives. Genealogy can be a painstakingly d...

An African proverb warns that, "When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground." As family historians, we work furiously to...

It’s said that the month of January takes its name from the Roman God Janus. With two faces, Janus was able to look back on the past while a...

Family Sleuther had one goal in 2019 . Just one. My aim was to finish writing and publish my book about my fifth great-grandfather Thoma...

Timelines are an import tool in genealogy. Laying out the chronology of an ancestor's life enables family historians to surface patter...

Saturday, March 2, 2019: It's early evening and the snow has started falling in Salt Lake City. I'm nice and toasty in the Fami...