Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about civil marriage records and where to find them. We discuss examples from the U.S. and England and give a tutorial for how to make citations for marriage records from a bound volume at the county courthouse viewed as images online. Transcript Nicole (1s): This is Research Like a Pro episode 281 Civil Marriage Records Welcome to research Like a Pro a genealogy podcast about taking your...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about church marriage records. We share some examples of church marriages in Poland, France, England, and the U.S. We talk about what church records can contain and where to find them. Transcript Nicole (0s): This is Research Like a Pro episode 274 Church Marriage Records. Welcome to Research Like, a Pro a genealogy podcast about taking your research to the next level. Hosted by Nicole Dyer and...
In part 3 of this series, Back to the Basics with Marriage Records: Church Marriage Records, I talked about church marriage records and how to find them. While church marriage records are common and easy to find in Europe, civil marriage records are much easier to find in United States records. Part of the reason for this is that church records are private, while civil marriage records are public and easier to access. In my...
Church marriage records are a common record set used in genealogy research for many European countries. Church marriage records can also be found in U.S. research. Depending on the time period and state, you may find Church of England parish marriage records, like in colonial Virginia, Catholic church marriages, Lutheran church marriages, and so forth. Determining the religion of your ancestors can help you determine which church they may have been married in. Civil marriage...
Marriage records are one of the three vital records we rely on for identifying our ancestors and their relationships. They can contain the residence of the bride and groom, names of parents or witnesses, clues to religion, birth information, the bride’s maiden name, and more. Because of the legal implications of marriage, most U.S. counties began recording marriages early in the county’s formation. If the couple was married in a church, there could also be...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about marriage bonds in the United States. We discuss the history of marriage bonds, which states use marriage bonds, and go over several examples. We also discuss researching the bondsman to figure out how he was related to the bride and groom. Transcript Nicole (0s): This is Research Like A Pro. episode 233 Marriage Bonds Welcome to Research Like a Pro a genealogy podcast about taking your...
Have you ever researched a friend, associate, or neighbor to figure out how they were related to your research subject? Often, a marriage bondsman is related to the bride or groom, so researching them may prove a fruitful avenue of research. In my last post, I shared several examples of U.S. marriage bonds. See Back to the Basics with Marriage Records Part 1: Marriage Bonds. This post includes examples of marriage bonds from Orleans Parish,...
Have you ever encountered a marriage bond in your genealogy research? I have used them quite a bit in my research in the mid-south. Today I’m sharing information about marriage bonds and several examples. One of our podcast listeners submitted a question about bondsmen, asking what it meant for a man to be a bondsman on a marriage bond. I will also attempt to answer that question through this post. What are Marriage Bonds? In...
I received the following email from FamilySearch Indexing: “Thanks to your grandparents…you’re here! One of the highlights of their story was their wedding.” My 3 year old daughter agrees – weddings are certainly a highlight of life. She loves looking at my wedding photos and asks me all the time, “Mom, are you already married?” She looks forward to her own wedding someday. Until then, she’s content to dress up in white and sing “here comes the...