DNA testing for genealogy offers the opportunity to confirm an expected lineage, and in many cases, make incredible discoveries that could not be made any other way. Many genealogists are focused on autosomal DNA testing. However, Y-DNA testing also provides great genealogical value, and while more limited in scope, it can be a tremendous aid in breaking through more distant genealogical brick walls. Early Y-DNA tests had very limited coverage accompanied by a high price tag. The testing … [Read more...]
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. Doing research in the United States pre-1850 can be challenging anywhere, since the colonial and early federal period across the nation generally affords genealogists fewer record types with much less biographical information and variety than later eras, but the South is notoriously even harder to research than other parts of the country. Common Obstacles with … [Read more...]