Posts in October 13, 2019

I’ll be giving an online presentation “Researching Female Ancestors” on 17 October 2019. More details are on our blog post.

What someone indicated was great-grandma’s “maiden” name may not have been the last name of her biological father. It could also have been the last name of her: step-father adopted father foster father first husband someone else that someone incorrectly thought was her father Sometimes what someone thinks is someone’s maiden name may not be, especially if the person in question (or her mother) was married more than once.