Sabrina Riley
Nantucket Origins
For the month of November I had thought it would be fun to revisit the Puritan origins of my family. But the process of reviewing the...
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Sabrina Riley
- Nov 12, 2015
- 4 min
On the Trail of the Andersons
This week I received an inquiry requesting information about Mary Elizabeth Anderson (1887-1982) from a gentleman who believed she served...
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Sabrina Riley
- Sep 12, 2015
- 4 min
Treasures From the Attic
Not long ago my cousins Karen and Errol (whose paternal grandmother, Blanche, was a sister to my great-grandfather, Clint Fox) had the...
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Sabrina Riley
- Jul 2, 2015
- 5 min
Thoughts on Copyright for Genealogists
A couple weeks ago I had the privilege speaking at the monthly meeting of the Lincoln Lancaster County Genealogical Society. While my...
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Sabrina Riley
- Jun 17, 2015
- 4 min
Lincoln's Last Friend in Muskegon, Michigan
Fact checking family traditions can be pretty simple, especially when they are related to well-documented events.
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Sabrina Riley
- May 10, 2015
- 4 min
Using DNA When Records and Documents are Missing
Although I've been interested in the contributions DNA testing has made to history and genealogy ever since DNA testing proved that Sally...
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Sabrina Riley
- Mar 29, 2015
- 4 min
Surprising DNA
Let me start by saying I'm not an expert on DNA testing for genealogy. In fact, I've only recently started to get into this new world....
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Sabrina Riley
- Mar 10, 2015
- 4 min
Soldier at Heart
Orason Lee Brinker with the author. Photo by Ryan Teller. A few weeks ago I, along with Union College Director of Public Relations Ryan...
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Sabrina Riley
- Feb 2, 2015
- 3 min
Census Omissions
My research on Gus Youngberg (see January 24, 2015 post) went a little deeper this past week when I discovered that golden cords were...
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Sabrina Riley
- Jan 24, 2015
- 4 min
Making Connections
I love my job. It's full of variety and interesting challenges. But often the tedium of technical writing, problem-solving, stretching my...
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