The Window Tax: A Window into Your Ancestry
Legacy Tree Genealogist, James (Jim) Beidler explains how a short-lived tax created in 1798 can be a valuable source of information for gene…
Land Records
The Lure of the Land: 4 Types of Land Records That Can Help Solve Genealogy Brick Walls
Land records are some of the most underutilized, yet most useful, records available in genealogy. Often, they are the only records which sta…
How a 200-Year-Old Family Feud Solved a Brick Wall Problem
In a recent case we worked on, a dispute over land led to identifying the parents of an individual and solving a family brick wall problem. …
How I Traced the Genealogy of a House
Have you ever been curious about the history and genealogy associated with a house? Here are 10 ideas help you trace the lineage of a home.&…
Get to the Courthouse: Three Southern Records You Should Be Searching
If you’ve hit a brick wall in extending your Southern family history, try searching these three types of Southern genealogy records. D…
Dealing with Shifting County Boundaries
Maps can be the very tool for breaking through your brick wall… or causing one. County boundaries that have changed over time can be …
Decoding Property Records: Genealogy and the Base and Meridian
Property records are full of genealogy information! Here’s how understanding the baseline and meridian in land records can help in you…
Maps and Family History: Early United States Maps We Love
Linking maps with family history research can help us better understand the lives of our ancestors. Here are our top resources for finding e…