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House History: Telling the Story of Your Home

January 5, 2022 by Meghan - Editor at Legacy Tree Genealogists 5 Comments

House History Old Family Home

Learning about old houses is one of the best ways to connect with our past and bring people together when they learn of their shared heritage. With more than 30 years of experience researching family and house histories, Legacy Tree Genealogists' Meghan Jordan provides tips and resources to research the unique history of your house. I’ve had a fascination with houses since I was a kid. There was nothing better than driving around with my mother going to open houses on a Sunday afternoon. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, Census, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, House History Tagged With: Historical Context, home, house history

Guarding Against Presentism: How Historical Facts (Should) Affect Your Research Strategy

October 15, 2020 by Legacy Tree Genealogists Leave a Comment

Understanding social and historical context can be critical at guarding against presentism and inaccurate assumptions in your genealogy research. Understanding Social Context  Last year, I attended a genealogy-oriented writers’ workshop where we discussed crafting family histories and biographies. As a case study on which to practice, our instructor, Dr. Amy Harris (check her out on Instagram, @familyhistoryprof), presented us with her research into Mina, a Scottish woman of 1905 who had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Genealogy Tips & Best Practices Tagged With: ancestors, facts, family history, genealogy, genealogy research tips, Historical Context, history, presentism, social context

A Family in Stitches: Genealogical Information From a Scottish Embroidery Sampler

July 17, 2020 by Maggie - Legacy Tree Genealogists Project Manager 2 Comments

scottish embroidery sampler

Genealogical information is often found in unlikely places. Check out the familial details included in this Scottish embroidery sampler! In 1885 my great-grandmother, Isabella Fairbairn, was 10 years old. She lived in a rural area of the Scottish borders, and like most Scottish children between the ages of 5 and 13, schooling was compulsory for her. Isabella attended school at Crailing, about 5 miles outside the market town of Jedburgh. We might never have known this, had she not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: British Isles, Genealogy Records and Resources Tagged With: Crailing school, embroidery sampler, family history, genealogy, Historical Context, Scotland, Scottish, social context

Using History to Tell Your Family Story

July 10, 2015 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 3 Comments

Everybody loves a good story. Here is one experience where genealogy was brought to life by developing and understanding local history and culture of the time.    Everybody in my family - at least on my dad’s side - is a storyteller. Every event in their lives was and is a story. You never simply got up and went to school. Every day was a potential epic adventure. To hear my dad tell it, his life as a boy on the farm was one narrow escape after another, followed by record-breaking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing a Family History Tagged With: family history, genealogy, historian, Historical Context, stories, writing a family history

Tragedy and the Importance of Historical Context

November 21, 2014 by Elly - Legacy Tree Genealogists Project Manager 1 Comment

Encountering tragedy is common in family history research, and understanding the historical context can make the events even more personable to us. Learn how to research beyond names and dates to discover the stories of your ancestors. In doing genealogical research, it’s extremely important to look beyond the bare-bones names and dates of your ancestors, and learn about the culture, history, and events that took place during their lives. If we neglect this vital piece of the puzzle, there will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: family history, genealogists, Historical Context, legacy tree, resources, tips and tricks, tragedy

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