One of the most fundamental things we can do in our genealogy research is to prove parentage. It’s important we correctly link the generations before moving up the family tree. If we don’t, we may be tracing someone else’s family instead of our own. Depending on the time and place, proving parents can be easyContinue reading “Why It’s Important To Prove Parentage In Genealogy Research”
Like fashion trends that come back after decades of being gone, what’s old in your genealogy research suddenly becomes new. I wasn’t alive when my great-grandfather, John Edward McKamey, owned and operated Mac’s Grocery Store in Lake City, Tennessee (now called Rocky Top). However, my mom remembers playing behind the counters with her dad (myContinue reading “In Genealogy Research Everything Old Is New Again”
Genealogy is not a one-and-done hobby (or profession). It is a cycle of asking a research question, making a plan, executing it…then starting over with a new question. But sometimes you have to go back to what you think you already know to be true and revisit your work because some new clue pops upContinue reading “Why You Might Want To Revisit Your Research”
