Ancestral Findings

Land records are important genealogical documents that can give you a lot of personal details on an ancestor or family line that you might not find anywhere else. Wills, estate inventories, probate re...

4 Maalis 20225min

As a beginning genealogist, you may not give much thought to citing your sources in your research. However, it is a vitally important part of any serious type of genealogical pursuit. Citing sources s...

2 Maalis 20226min

Suppose your ancestor claimed homestead land in the mid to late 1800s and early 1900s. In that case, you may potentially be able to find a treasure trove of personal information on that person and the...

28 Helmi 20224min

Tax records are one of the easiest types of land records to search, and also one of the first ones you should look at when delving into this kind of record. Tax records on land have been around for al...

25 Helmi 20224min

Have you started using tax records to research the lives of your ancestors? If not, you should. Tax records offer a lot of information you never imagined. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings...

24 Helmi 20226min

Land records are some of the most useful genealogical records that exist, outside of the basic birth, death, and marriage records. You may not have thought about using them in your genealogical resear...

21 Helmi 20224min

If you don't know when or where your ancestor came to the United States, there are places you can look that can provide you with that information. Once you have the information, you can look up the im...

18 Helmi 20224min

Are you interested in knowing more about your family coat of arms? If you really want to know something about heraldry (the art of studying coats of arms and crests) and how it applies to your family,...

16 Helmi 202212min