Sheriff Joe Arpaio, from Arizona, has made the assertion that the long-form birth certificate of President Obama’s, that was presented in April of 2011, is a forgery. This is a claim that has been made before by other people, and it has been refuted by Snopes.com. Sheriff Joe Arpaio is not the first person to question whether or not President Obama’s birth certificate is real. He claims that he has conducted a six month long investigation with his “cold case posse”, that has led him to the conclusion that what was presented as President Obama’s long-form birth certificate is “a … Continue reading →

President Barack Obama recently released his birth certificate. It is now publicly available for anyone who wants to take a look at it. Putting all political arguments aside, there are a lot of things that a genealogist can learn from Obama’s birth certificate. There are several vital records that a genealogist will need in order to properly fill in their family tree. One of these important documents is the birth certificate, or birth record, of your relative or ancestor. This can be used as a primary source, and can help a genealogist verify information about a particular ancestor that comes … Continue reading →