My research foundations for 2022 are to put names on thirteen of my 64 4th great-grandparents who are brick walls. I do have strong clues for several, and I will prioritize my efforts with those.
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Future
For 2022 I plan on doing more research, specifically focusing on my 4th great-grandparents who are brick walls. I still plan to participate in Amy’s challenge, but I will document my brick wall research for many of the weekly prompts. Even if they do not precisely match the prompt.
Birthday
I take a look at my hometown paper on my birthday. It’s fun to discover the headlines my parents read in the paper the day I was born. I’ve picked out a few items to highlight from The Indianapolis Star for Thursday, October 29, 1959.
Changes
Several of my ancestors have surnames that change over time. There are a few methods that can be employed to find records of the variant spellings of surnames.
School
Have you looked at old high school yearbooks? Not just your own, but your parents or even grandparents. A few years ago I discovered the yearbooks from my grandparents’ high schools had been digitized and put online.
Free
There is no shortage of free genealogy research materials to be found online, and offline. You just need to look or ask.
At The Cemetery
Whenever I want to visit my deceased ancestors at the cemetery, they are just a click away. This week I highlight online memorials and virtual cemeteries.
Cousin Bait
I have posted old family photos, transcribed documents, and blog posts online with surname tags in order to attract cousins. Among genealogists, this is known as “Cousin Bait.”
Great
Meet my 19 great aunts and uncles. I mostly know them from my research. But each was great, in their own way.
Fortune
While collecting sources for an ancestor, I found strong contradictory evidence against her being my ancestor. What good fortune this prompt came along! It has led me to find this misinformation and correct the record.