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Almost everybody has had the experience of wondering exactly how a cousin is related. Here’s a chance to exercise some elementary research skills and WIN a cheap, possibly-suitable-for refrigerator door certificate. Here’s the challenge as I took it through the first several steps: My dad speaks from time to time of his cousins, George Stafford and George’s sister, Dorothy Stafford. …Continue reading →

As I reported a few days ago in this space, I decided to try out the website Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness. I requested that a volunteer help me with a problem in Clay County, Missouri, specifically information on the marriage license of Ezekiel Johnson and Sarah Gilbert. I knew that this marriage had taken place in Clay County in …Continue reading →