Family History Research by Jody Lutter

Sometimes two people share similar facts, causing confusion to later generations who try to sort through records to craft accurate family tr...

An earlier article discussed Vanderhoof brothers John and Samuel, who relocated from New Jersey to Wisconsin in the mid 1800s. As I searche...

My great-grandfather, Eugene Everett Cook (1898-1979) , was born and raised in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. He moved around within New ...

In 1880, the decennial federal census was recorded. This was the first census that provided the relation of every member of the household to...

Sarah Scherer, her first husband, William Schoenberg, and their seven children were all together in the 1925 New York State Census in Brookl...