Family Website: The Garriotts

As usual, looking for one thing, came across another. Tonight I came across The Garriott Family Genealogy Website. It’s got a very nice genealogy area, and the Descendant Trees are second to none. I’m not sure if they are using software they wrote, but it’s very simple and easy to read. An example – Francis … Read more

Cleaning Up Cemeteries

In the Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA), Caitlin Cleary writes about an all-too-familiar topic – neglected and forgotten cemeteries, and how some are working to get them back into shape, and on the positive side, how genealogy is spurring an interest in “reclaiming” these cemeteries, so to speak. It also mentions a little bit about how Pennsylvania … Read more

Vestry Records and Genealogy

If you’ve never heard the term “vestry” used in genealogy (specifically in regards to records or minutes used to record important information in churches), you should take a look at this article that Lloyd Bockstruck wrote in the Dallas Morning News. Vestry records provide helpful data In rural Virginia, boundaries between plantation owners were vague, … Read more