ROOTS & BRANCHES

 By now Eric “Rick” Bender of New Mexico should be the proverbial “man who needs no introduction” to the readership of “Roots & Branches.” But of course there are always new readers so suffice to say that Bender has been a bit of a muse to your “Roots & Branches” columnist with many good comments …

If there’s anything I like more than doing genealogy presentations myself, it’s trying to assemble speakers for topics about which I don’t know nearly enough. One of those areas will be addressed when Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania holds a spring virtual seminar titled “Exploring Eastern European Genealogy” over two half days in early May. And …

The greatest family history scavenger hunt of the decade began on April Fools’ Day. For anyone who’s been under a genealogical rock for the last couple of weeks, when the clock struck midnight heralding the beginning of the day April 1, 2022, the 1950 U.S. Census—with data pegged to be accurate on that day 72 …

I’ve done some musing before on the concept of “who counts” as family. Over time, I’ve found more questions and fewer answers. For me, it starts with my father Richard Lee Beidler and mother Mildred Mae Hiester. I had disagreements with each of my now deceased parents now and again but I think overall we …