Newspapers have played an important role in documenting and shaping this nation since the time of the Revolutionary War. For many generations, the newspaper was…
Month: March 2018
Interview: Using DNA to determine Native ancestry
There are a number of problems with using DNA as the sole means of trying to identify Native American ancestry. While one certainly wouldn’t know…
Knowing the “where” of your ancestors
When I give presentations on researching Native American ancestry, there are three ‘w’s that I list as being key to an accurate search. The second…
Demystifying the Dawes Roll
Of the sources and resources that exist for exploring Native American history and genealogy, perhaps none is so quoted and yet so misunderstood as the…