Posts in May 9, 2017

There is still time to join me on my annual research trip to the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana this coming August. Check out our more detailed post for details.

Try to be as specific as possible when referring to geographic locations in your research (use GPS coordinates when the location is is precisely known). For urban locations, street addresses are usually not a problem–but certain there have not been changes since the time the address was valid and the present. For property owners, a legal description of a piece of property should serve to precisely indicate a location. Try to avoid the description used by this postmaster in 1918. Genealogy Tip of the Day is proudly sponsored by GenealogyBank. Try their “GenealogyBank Search” and see what discoveries you make.