A Family Tapestry

  If there is any difficulty in comparing DNA matches from my mother-in-law's family, it is that the folks claiming a heritage in Perry ...

  There's already been a lot of exploration done on the question of Lydia Miller's parents. Just in this month, I've outlined th...

  It's always a good idea to leave yourself notes about where a research task left off. Last year, I closed off my May research project—...

Staring down a longstanding research roadblock, somehow hoping this time it will reveal the answers it kept secret last time, surely doesn...

  Following a family's history seems to radiate the aura of tracking a straight line. Pedigree charts do seem to confirm that idea of a ...

  Sometimes, as I mentioned yesterday , a research proposal needs a Plan B. With Lydia Miller, my mother-in-law's brick wall second grea...

  After a wonderful holiday weekend—not to mention celebrating a blogiversary —it's time to get back to work, focusing on the May candid...