Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
Posts about surnames for genealogy research, including finding surname societies, variant spellings of surnames, and other resources.
In 2010, I started searching for McFadzean ancestors in Ayrshire, Scotland. More specifically, I'm searching for my husband's great-great-grandmother Janet McFadzean Mackie, in Kilbirnie. Her maiden name was spelled McFadden in U.S. records. Initially, when [...]
The Kahns Tea Store 1909 calendar plate is my Treasure Chest Thursday post. My mother’s step-grandfather owned this Chicago coffee and tea store. For years, the calendar plate nestled with dozens of other antique [...]
For Funeral Card Friday, let's look at a 1907 Chicago funeral card. I've been sleuthing these interesting cards lately. So what better day to talk about this than Funeral Card Friday, using the example [...]
Researching Scottish Place Names contains links to resources that can help you decipher even the murkiest written Scottish place names. Recently, I wrote about Transcribing Scottish Baptism Records, where I discovered not all baptisms [...]
