AF-258: A Brief History of Neon Lighting
I recently had the opportunity to visit the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati — a fascinating experience, let me tell you. I spent a good amount of time taking photographs and I'd like to share with ...
12 Jun 20197min
AF-257: What is a Genealogy Wiki?
Are you familiar with wikis? Have you ever used one for your genealogy research? If not, you should. They are excellent genealogical research tools. Join me today on the Ancestral Findings Podcast as...
10 Jun 20197min
AF-256: The History of the Merry-Go-Round Museum
Everyone loves a merry-go-round. They are fun for all ages, charming, enchanting, and wonderful reminders of our childhoods. At the same time, we can enjoy watching our children and grandchildren havi...
7 Jun 20197min
GC-024: Use Earlier Census Records to Your Advantage
The 1790 through 1840 census records only list the name of the head of the household, but that doesn't mean you can't glean more information from them than this. They also include lists of how many pe...
6 Jun 20191min
AF-255: The History of Jungle Jim's - Homeland Cooking from Around the World
One of the wonderful things about genealogy is discovering your ancestral homelands. Remember, unless one is Native American, one's ancestors always came from another country before coming to North Am...
5 Jun 20197min
GC-023: Use Unique Ways to Look Up Names
Census takers didn't always spell names correctly. If it was an unusual name or a foreign one spoken by foreign people, the census taker may have spelled the name phonetically, or misheard it and spel...
3 Jun 20191min
AF-254: The Connecticut Witch Trials: Witch Hysteria in America Long Before Salem
If you thought the infamous Salem witch trials of 1692 were the only incident of witch hysteria in colonial America, that is understandable. This incident is widely known and talked about, probably be...
31 Mai 20199min
AF-253: Silicon Valley Has its Eyes on Owning Our Genealogy. Why?
People have been keeping track of their genealogies since time immemorial. Before writing, we would pass down our family histories and lineages through oral tradition. Later, those who could keep this...
29 Mai 20198min
