Posts in March 21, 2020

There’s a grade school picture of my Dad where his hair is a bright blond. That’s certainly not the way I remember it. As long as I can remember it was black. When researching your relative ask yourself: what about them could have changed over time? It could have been more than their hair color. It could have been their occupation, their marital status, their economic status, their religion, etc. Those changes could explain why they cannot be located in certain records, in a certain place, etc. Some changes are obvious. Others are not. Depending upon how many of those changes we have had in our own lives it may be easier to see how similar ones could have impacted our relatives. If we’ve not experienced those changes, […]