What are “vital records”?
Family historians should always look for vital records to identify 3 key moments in an ancestors life. These “vital records” identify and prove a person’s birth, marriage, and death.
Continue reading →Category Archives: Records
Working Papers
Many people remember getting their working papers around the age of 14. My grandfather, Jay Spencer, got his working papers at the age of 14 years old in 1913. He was a good student but more school was not on … Continue reading →
The Deely Hypothesis
Where was Michael Deely (or Daly) of Limerick, Ireland and father of James Martin Daly (1850-1927) born?
Continue reading →1940 Census Codes
The 1940 census includes several census codes or notations that can help researchers learn a little more about their ancestors.
Continue reading →Tax Records Never Die
Okay, maybe not “never”, but tax records have a habit of surviving when other records don’t. I’m not sure why but if you have run out of census records you should look to the tax office. A tax record won’t … Continue reading →