Before you think I’m accusing you of stealing from eBay, I want to make it clear that I’m asking questions to spur consideration and discussion. Are you a thief? Are you a thief if you “lift” listing photos from an eBay? Say the listing photo shows a photograph of a …
I’m working on a family of immigrants dating from the early 1900s. There are many “curve balls” to unraveling their story as they settled into their new homeland. Finding the family in the records entails searching alternative name spellings and nicknames. I didn’t find who I was looking for, but …
For a change I get to makes two announcements. In the Fall 2024 issue of The California Genealogical Society journal, The California Nugget, is my article about an American institution—the Boarding House. My mother left a written account of her migration to California during the Great Depression. She wrote about …
Here comes the new year so it’s time to look back at the old year. It’s been a productive year! I was thinking about how much I used to dread creating source citations for genealogical writing. Most writers will say they are painful. My mother used to say “Practice, practice, …
2024 was a landmark year. Whether you like writing source citations or not, we can cheer the arrival of The Fourth Edition of Evidence Explained. Reading the book is essential to understand the construction of source citations. Packing it in a suitcase of book bag can be gym-worthy workout. The …
