The Ring – A Real Life Genealogy Mystery Solved

There’s something intriguing about a genealogy mystery, especially when it happens in real life and not in a book or a movie. The particular mystery that I learned about today is even more intriguing to me because it involves a place that I have visited before, Kittery, Maine. What’s more, this real-life New England genealogy lost and found mystery was solved just a few days ago by a professional genealogist from Utah. The story began a few weeks ago when a resident of Berwick, Maine found a ring on a beach near Kittery. Fortunately, the ring had an inscription so … Continue reading

Where to Find Free Genealogy Forms and Templates

Genealogists do a vast amount of research. It is important to keep your research organized so that you don’t end up accidentally searching for something that you already found, but forgot about. One way to do that is to use forms or charts that are designed to hold information that is important to genealogists. There are a lot of free ones that can be found online. Are you currently gathering information from the United States Census? No matter what year you happen to be working with, there is a form that can help you organize the information that you find. … Continue reading