North San Diego County Genealogical Society

03/13/2026

Did you hear our big announcement at RootsTech? Using handwriting recognition technology, we've just transcribed 2.4 million pages of Revolutionary War pensions! These manuscripts, written in quill and ink, contain amazing firsthand accounts of service and family details. They are now easy to read and fully searchable! Just select 'Show Transcription' on any page to unlock these amazing records: https://f3.social/6y0i

02/05/2026

Your great-great-grandfather was 4 years old in 1860. Then 10 in 1870. By 1880, he was somehow only 16.

You think you've got the wrong person. Or bad handwriting.

Or ancestors who couldn't do basic math.

Here's what actually happened: They weren't confused. They were living in a world where your age wasn't a fact—it was negotiable.

No birth certificates existed for most people until the 1930s.

Birthdays weren't celebrated. Ages were stories, not numbers.

So people lied. Parents altered family Bibles to get kids factory jobs.

Men padded ages to enlist or dodged drafts by aging up.

Couples avoided scandal...

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02/05/2026

02/05/2026

Info on 1901 UK census.

Have you found your ancestors in the 1901 census? Here's what you need to know about Britain's first census of the 20th century:

01/19/2026

Unfortunately, I have to cancel the Family Tree Maker User Group scheduled for this Thursday due to illness. - Cynde (FTM Coordinator)

01/19/2026

Researching people in Ontario Canada? This is a great website.

Research & Browse people, places, events and artefacts from libraries, archives, museums, historical & genealogical societies, and other community heritage collections.

01/09/2026

01/09/2026

When you see autosomal DNA inheritance laid out on a full family tree using color, something magical happens.
All those confusing DNA patterns suddenly click and start to make sense.

It’s one of those “ohhh, THAT’s how it works” moments that changes how you understand your results.

Have you ever seen DNA explained in a way that finally made it clear for you?
Tell us what helped it click or share this with someone who’s still staring at their match list wondering what it all means.