Posts in August 10, 2011

Get yourself out of your research rut and perhaps make a discovery in the process. I decided to spend a little time researching the man who fathered a child with my aunt in Iowa in the 1870s. They never married according to her Civil War pension. Searching him caused me to discover an error on FamilySearch and realize that this father received a pension for his own military service. Now I’m wondering if his pension mentions his daughter, which could help me find her. All from searching for a collateral. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!