There is a moment in almost every genealogy project when temptation shows up. It does not usually sound reckless. It sounds reasonable. It sounds efficient. It often arrives as a single sentence:...
Category - Between the Lines
When the Records Begin Speaking Again
Coming Back to the Paper Trail Last time, we stood inside a gap, ten years of a man’s life with no clear paper trail. No neat answers. No satisfying explanation. Just silence, the kind that shows up...
The Years the Records Forgot
There are times in genealogy when the records speak clearly. Names line up, dates behave, and places make sense. You can follow a life forward with little resistance. Then there are times when the...