Obituaries – Don’t Make This Rookie Genealogy Research Mistake

By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 16, 2015

This is a typical newspaper obituary. It gives the usual genealogical information, including her name (Ella M. Crofoot), age, & date and place of birth. I could easily transcribe this information and move onto the next obituary search to find information on more relatives in my family tree– but that would be a mistake.... (Read More)