How do you find records for females who lived before the last century? Here are a few of the strategies I have successfully employed to find my female ancestors.
Osborne Blog Posts
Maps
Maps can give context to our ancestors’ lives, flesh out a family story, or document a family’s migration. This week I describe how to use online maps and directories to find historic addresses on modern maps.
Voting
Recently my mother provided a story about my great-grandmother voting for her first time in 1920. The story is a little amusing, but I doubt her experience was unique.
Preservation
Genealogy is all about preserving the past. Documenting ancestors’ lives, recording family stories, and collecting family memorabilia. This blog site is one way I preserve family stories.
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.
Character
My great Aunt Grace looked for the positive even when life was a challenge. Aunt Grace was a character with character.
Favorite Name
Names can be interesting to me because they are unique, humorous, or have a special meaning. I highlight a few of my favorite interesting names.
Health
Finding genealogical records pertaining to the health of our ancestors is rare. Death certificates are the most common, but there is the occasional newspaper article.
Military
I keep a list of the military service of my direct ancestors, this week I share the list and highlight the more interesting entries.