Greetings, marhaba & welcome!. Searching Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org or other genealogy site databases for ancestors is a skill. Many believe that if they don’t find what they are looking for, it doesn’t exist, however, they couldn’t be more wrong. Recently I came across a census record that was indexed very differently on two genealogy research sitesContinue reading “Can’t Find a Record, Maybe It’s Hiding in Plain Sight”
Category Archives: Research
Listening to my Own Advice
Greetings, marhaba, and welcome. When doing genealogy research, one of the first things I focus on is not making assumptions. This week, I was soundly reminded to listen to my own words. While conducting an interview for an Arab American client’s family history, I made some of those assumptions and was proven wrong – twice[1].Continue reading “Listening to my Own Advice”
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Week 4: Favorite Photo
Greetings, marhaba & welcome! Week 4 of Amy Johnson Crow challenge #52Ancestors! 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Week 4: Favorite Photo As I was looking at scanned old photos of my mother’s family, I came across a photo that stood out to me. This photo is purported to be my ancestor, Robert Nimrod O’Kelley. HeContinue reading “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Week 4: Favorite Photo”
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Week 3: Namesake
Greetings, marhaba & welcome! I am back with week three of Amy Johnson Crow challenge #52Ancestors. 2021 Week 3 Prompt: Namesake My name, Reem, means deer or gazelle in Arabic. It is well known in Arabic literature and poetry, often used to describe beauty and grace. The prominent Egyptian poet, Ahmed Shawqi (1870-1932), startedContinue reading “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Week 3: Namesake”
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Week 2: Family Legend
Greetings, marhaba & welcome! I am back with week two of Amy Johnson Crow challenge #52Ancestors. 2021 Week 2 Prompt: Family Legend I am related to President Herbert Hoover (1874-1964), or at least that is what I have been told. As with most family lore, it is followed by the caveat that we have noContinue reading “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Week 2: Family Legend”
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Week 1: Beginnings
Greetings, marhaba & welcome! I have decided to try a blog challenge to add to my weekly blog posts. It is called 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks (#52Ancestors). The challenge comes from Amy Johnson Crow and it is a weekly prompt to encourage writing up and sharing genealogy research. Each Monday, she emails a promptContinue reading “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Week 1: Beginnings”