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    • Yad Vashem, IAJGS, the Holocaust, Jewish Genealogy and Gary Mokotoff

    August 25, 2011

    Jewish genealogist, lecturer and author Gary Mokotoff joined me on the radio show last week. He was attending the IAJGS–International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies–conference in Washington, D.C. and shared the latest on Yad Vashem’s efforts to identify two million remaining unidentified victims of the Holocaust. Gary recently returned from Jerusalem, where he had been [...]

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    Obama Genealogy and Megan Smolenyak

    August 2, 2011

    Did you know Megan Smolenyak was the instigator of President Obama’s recent visit to Ireland in May? She started it all by delving into his family history, looking for the most recent immigrant to the U.S. in his family tree on his mother’s side. President Obama’s ancestry has deep American roots–going back into the 1600s [...]

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    Thomas MacEntee and Genealogy Blogging

    July 22, 2011

    Thomas MacEntee from Geneabloggers joined me on my radio show this week, and he had some great advice about genealogy blogging. Anyone can set up a blog. WordPress (which I use) is a great format to use. Just do a google search for WordPress. You can choose one of their templates for your blog and [...]

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    Tenants and Landlord in Philipsburgh Manor, Colonial New York

    June 29, 2011

    Tenants in colonial New York were very discontent. They rioted against their landlords a number of times, protesting their rents and the terms of their tenancy. The most well-known of these uprisings occurred in 1766 against the Philipse family,  in Philipsburgh Manor in what is now Westchester County and Putnam County. A number of tenants [...]

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    Sojourner Truth and slave ancestry in New York

    June 3, 2011

    Did you know Sojourner Truth was born in Ulster County, NY? I didn’t until I moved here. She was born ca. 1797 and lived with a Dutch family in her early years, speaking Dutch as her native language. We can find her parents, her brother and her in the inventory of her owner’s estate, listed [...]

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    The American Revolution as a Civil War

    May 15, 2011

    Did you know the American Revolution was really more like a civil war? About 1/3 of the American population were rebels (we now call them patriots), about 1/3 were loyalists (those who supported the king) and about 1/3 were undecided, uncommitted or Quakers. Families were sometimes split as to which side they supported. Sometimes families [...]

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    City Directories and Early Census Records

    April 23, 2011

    City directories and early census records go hand-in-hand for genealogy research. To verify whether the person in an early census record is your ancestor, track him in the city directories for as many years as you can go. After tracking for a number of years, it often is very obvious which person is your man [...]

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    New York City Directories help in early 1800s New York research

    April 17, 2011

    I just returned from a 3-day genealogy research trip to New York City, and New York city directories are one of the main sources for data that I used for New York City ancestry research in the early 1800s. From city directories I learn occupations and residences, as well as sometimes a middle initial. These [...]

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    Genetics and Genealogy on The Forget-Me-Not Hour tomorrow

    April 6, 2011

    Great show lined up for tomorrow on WHVW 950 AM radio. Join us at 10:00 a.m. in Poughkeepsie. Lisa Wilcox, administrator of 3 family DNA projects, joins me to talk about how genetic testing can aid traditional paper genealogy. A fascinating look at what genetic testing can tell us about ourselves and our ancestors–including shaking [...]

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    New England Regional conference this week

    April 4, 2011

    Have you ever attended a genealogy conference? They are wonderful places to learn more about genealogy research and to hone your skills. They are also great places to meet people with similar interests. The New England Regional Genealogy Conference  is happening this week in Springfield, Mass. It’s packed with workshops not only specifically on New [...]

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