Researching your immigrant genealogy can be daunting, especially when you're tracking your Irish ancestor across the ocean. Here's some advice! Finding an Irish immigrant’s area of origin can be challenging, but there are several Irish, U.S., and Canadian records that may give you this information. This article will discuss civil registration, immigration, church, vital, and cemetery records and how these records can assist you in finding your ancestor’s place of origin. Civil … [Read more...]
Deeds and Other Land Records
If you're stuck in your genealogy journey, access to deeds and other land records may help break through your genealogy "brick wall"! Deeds, and land records in general, can provide helpful pieces to the puzzle you are trying to solve about your United States ancestor. They are especially helpful in areas or time periods where few records of other types are available, like the southern United States before 1850. Most counties and some towns in the United States kept deed books, … [Read more...]
Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Origin
Discovering your immigrant ancestor's origin can be exactly what you need to break through your genealogical brick walls! It can be deeply satisfying to discover where your international roots lie and trace your immigrant ancestor's origin. We've helped many clients do this, and offer the following tips to help you trace your own lineage. Getting Started Often family stories will provide clues about where your ancestors came from “way back when.” With or without that as a start, there are … [Read more...]