Day: October 27, 2024

You are thrilled to begin your family tree but gathering the stories, dates, and names you need most often requires going on a quest for information from other family members.

Most of the time, when researching family history, many of us focus solely on birth, marriage, and death records. We tend to overlook the value contained in land records and deeds.

Researching one’s family history is like making a huge puzzle. With each record, name, and date you look at, you are slowly creating pieces of your family’s story.

Genealogical documents and records can tell a lot, but they rarely provide the whole tale. Here come oral histories.