
Discover Your Roots: 'Genealogy Just Ask' Updates on Substack
We have added an additional place to discover your roots! Genealogy Just Ask - Robin on Substack.

How Do I Research an Ancestor If All I Have is a Name?
So, you have researched out to a grandparent, and you want to learn more, right? It is frustrating if all you have to go on is an ancestor’s

Death with Details Will Link Us
Because I interviewed Ellis McClure, the grandson of Columbus McClure, I discovered the details about his tragic death.


Extract and Confirm All the Information on a Death Certificate
This is illustrated in several numbered extractions taken from the death certificate mentioned above along with the questions or conclusions


Saving Sources from Ancestry.com on FamilySearch.org Can Be Beneficial
I found this at Ancestry.com while using the feature at FamilySearch.org. This is George Epps Tucker's (1859-1927) will in Richland...

Margaret Seidler of Charleston, SC Documents and Shares at Least 9217 Domestic Enslaved People
Margaret Seidler attended my presentation.. She graciously shared her research with me after the event.


Edna Foster Remembers Rev. Lafayette Franklin Vance's (1861-1952) Death at Good Samaritan-Waverly
I am following through with my goal in collecting memories of Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital. I am so very grateful for this opportunity..,


Finding My Grandfather, Emory Wallace Vance, Sr. in 1942
I was just working on answering questions on Genealogy! Just Ask! when I went over to Ancestory.com to look for a collection of records for


Finding Diamonds Among the US Census
Nearly every person researching an ancestor can find diamonds if they look closely at the US Census. You can find your ancestor's...


Friend Shares Items That Document My 2nd Great Grandfather
I was completely humbled by Thomas Stokes and the pieces of history that he mailed to me. Yesterday, March 14, 2020, I received the letter h