On a recent trip to Ireland and Northern Ireland, I had the opportunity to visit the Walled City of Londonderry or Derry City. I found...

The Ulster Historical Foundation has announced it has a new website that promotes it's courses and seminars for 2018. The new site...

If you plan to study your Irish family history and plan a trip to Ireland to learn more about your ancestors, one place you need to visit...

Part of family research is not only knowing who your ancestors are but also the historical events that would have effect their lives and...

I had the opportunity to speak to the Neenah Club of Neenah, Wisconsin Monday afternoon September 25th with another episode of "Proving...

Consider this one of my more humorous moments on this most recent trip to Ireland. After a very informative visit to Derry City, we...

Ulster Historical Foundation's pre conference instructional workshop is finishing up this morning and the conference begins tomorrow at...

I’m always writing about surprises you can expect from time to time in your family research. I have personally run across many records...

I have always looked at an obituary as a celebration of an individual's life. An obituary will give you information of what that person...

For those of you who have already signed up for the Autumn Family History Conference hosted by the Ulster Historical Foundation in...

There is still space available for the Autumn Family History Conference hosted by the Ulster Historical Foundation in Belfast, Northern...

Occasionally another family historian will approach me after making a discovery and say “Wow I didn’t expect that!” I’ve run across...

Ok, you’ve finally made the decision. After a lot of discussion, you’ve booked that flight for a research trip to Ireland. The purpose of...

A few years ago, I wrote an article for Utah Genealogy Association’s CROSSROADS Magazine on how I determined the ports of arrival for a...

What I always find very frustrating (Yes, I also have frustrating moments in my research too!) is trying to trace that ancestor who...

THERE ARE SOME GREAT ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR CHICAGO RESEARCH! I am occasionally asked about doing research on...

With the recent Memorial Day weekend, The Ancestor Guy also wishes to honor the veterans who have served our country during the military...

I often have people who are very new to genealogy ask me. "I don't know where to start!" I usually tell them to start with themselves....

Traveling to North America in the 19th century was extremely difficult especially for an immigrant. In many cases, language barriers as...

I am always intrigued with family stories and constantly on the hunt to determine whether a story is correct. One of the more interesting...