Family History Research by Jody Lutter

  Below is the list of records not available online that were ordered and not yet fulfilled. The  last published list  was September 16, 202...

Below is the list of records not available online that were ordered and not yet fulfilled. The  last published list  was May 5, 2025. Death ...

Over the years I’ve written about the difficulties in obtaining copies of vital records from the State of New York . The only way to receive...

The State of New York is years behind in fulfilling orders for genealogical copies of vital records. Years . This is a problem because the o...

Below is the list of records not available online that were ordered and not yet fulfilled. More items were ordered since the  last published...

In October I visited Sleepy Hollow Cemetery for a Walking Tour . This ninety acre burial ground is the final resting place of my paternal gr...

Genetic Communities is Ancestry.com's newest feature for DNA testers. This is not the same as an ethnicity estimate.  Please see The ...

Inspired by a genealogical blog post , I crafted some ancestor maps of my own.  Using the ancestors of my father, I created two maps :  1- P...