Over time, beginners in genealogy
Over time, beginners in genealogy will become knowledgeable about all the potential clues embedded in every document and record, every history and photograph, every gravestone and medal. But in the early months of research, beginners may make the mistake of taking...
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As you search for information
As you search for information on your ancestors and build up your family tree, you will soon find that you are using a few basic sources. However, to truly get an understanding of your ancestor's life and the context of that life, you will need to dig further into...
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Have you been discovering the variety
Have you been discovering the variety of details which can be provided on a death certificate or registration? As a beginner in genealogy, you will learn that following every little clue on a death record will help to confirm details of your ancestors. Every detail,...
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Charlemagne
◦From Pedigree's of Charlemagne's Descendants: Charlemagne was a man of deep familial piety. As indicated by the epitaphs of his sisters Rothaid and Adelaide, he knew his ancestry in the male line back to his great-great-great-grandfather and probably far more...
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Starting Your Family Tree in Five Basic Steps
The first question people often ask is, 'Where do we begin, when it comes to researching our family tree? In the first instance you have to make a start with the family members who are closest to you. It's quite possible that some of your relatives will have little or...
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Relationship Chart for Family and Friends
To my family and friends I have a really fun chart I made. It is the chart of how the family runs from myself to Adam and Eve. This chart is large and at first maybe a bit confusing, but once you study it a bit it can be really fun. It is interesting also to see how...
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If you are planning on building a family tree online
If you are planning on building a family tree online, here are some very important issues to think about before you start. The Internet has allowed individuals to easily find genealogy information and documents, history, and more. However, it has also allowed the...
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Hatfield and McCoy
One of the most notorious family feuds in history may finally be put to rest this summer. The rivalries between the Hatfields and the McCoys began about 1863 and ran off and on for nearly 30 years. Descendants of these famous families hope that any lingering effects...
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Genealogy & Gravestones – Why Was He Buried
Gravestones and cemeteries are extremely interesting areas of research for your family tree. There is much to discover from searching through a cemetery which contains several ancestors' over time. Sometimes families had all family members interred at one specific...
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What to Do When You Hit an Ancestor Brick Wall
You will definitely hit one - that brick wall in an ancestor line. We all do, and they are sometimes extremely frustrating. For the beginner in genealogy searches, it can be very disheartening to be stopped at the greatgrandparent level and not be able to get further....
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Lincoln – Kennedy
I know Lincoln is related to the Enchanted Family, but now I need to see if Kennedy is. After I do some research on this I will let you know of the out come. If they are related that would be just one more thing to tie them together. Have people explain these ties...
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Get Help Finding Those Ancestors
Experienced genealogists are well aware of the naming patterns in Ireland and some other European countries. The first son after the paternal grandfather, the second son after the maternal grandfather, the third son after the father and the rest after uncles and the...
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One Genealogical Record, One Document at a Time
As you search for yet one more record for one of your ancestors, and go on to another search, and another, it can be very exciting! But... what are you doing with all those documents, those copies, those photographs and maps? Here are four helpful guidelines to help...
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Family History Is an Exciting Subject!
Once you get going on your family history, you will find it a fascinating, exciting subject. Dig deeply for nuggets of information about every single member. Have fun with your family. I bet you all have read family histories that go like this: The Jones family lived...
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Are you beginning your genealogy search
Are you beginning your genealogy search for your ancestors? It is tempting to dive in and start adding grandparents and greatgrandparents names and children into a brand new software program. However, before you get too far into your ancestor lines, you need to know a...
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Patronyms and Patronymic Surnames and how they are used in the Enchanted Family
Historically, when people lived in clans or small villages, everyone had just one name: a "given" name. One name was all they needed because everyone knew each other. As population increased, it became necessary to distinguish between people with the same given...
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Have you realized that you need to
Have you realized that you need to have some organization techniques to manage your ancestors? Your family tree can become confusing and/or your research strategies become random, rather than focused, when you do not have some kind of Master List. Here is how to use a...
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Help! When You Are Confused
By using HELP buttons on web sites, and reading FAQs, you will soon be an expert! Tip: Before you even start to go through a new-to-you website, click on their HELP button, and investigate the resources on the site and how to access them. Most websites you will visit...
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It’s a True Story
If you are a relative newcomer to genealogy beginning to build your family tree, then you are probably deep in digging on the Internet and in various libraries for your ancestors' details. It is a very exciting hobby, and these days with more and more documents and...
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Captain E. J. Smith of the Titanic – Enchanted Titanic
As you know if you have been following the Blog, I am related to the Captain of the Titanic, Capt. Edward John Smith. Well one thing most people don't know it I have another site called the Enchanted Titanic. Where I do have many cool fact on that site about the...
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