Category Archives: Geneology

How to find out about our past

Unlocking the Mysteries of Revolutionary War Patriot Burial Sites in Southwest Ohio

Library Lock-in Event – October 4th, 2025 Michael Gunn is the Committee Chairman of the Cincinnati Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution – Grave Marking Programs. Mike is continuously performing research on Patriots buried in the Southwest Ohio … Continue reading

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SAR Genealogical Library – A Resource We Can All Take Advantage Of – Louisville, KY

On Thursday September 25th, SAR National shared an email with all SAR members sharing the SAR Library resources available to all SAR members. I have captured that email and posting it to our blog page to help you find it … Continue reading

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Cemetery Clean Up & Grave Marking – Wesleyan Cemetery – Joint DAR / SAR Event – Sat. 10/4

The DAR Cincinnati Chapter is hosting a cleanup day and Veteran grave marking at Wesleyan Cemetery in Northside.  Cincinnati Chapter SAR will partner in this event. When:  Saturday Oct 4, 11am-2pm Where:  WESLEYAN CEMETERY, 4003 Colerain Ave, (Northside), Cincinnati, OH  45223

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Boosting SAR Application Approvals – Using AI for Service Proof

Recently, Wayne Eells, Jr. who is the SAR Central District VP General created a “how to guide” to using AI (Artificial Intelligence) to obtain support and information for SAR new member and supplemental application approvals. All of us who have … Continue reading

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Educational Event – Virtual Program – Revolutionary War Research – Wed. Nov. 12th, 2025

The Warren County Genealogical Society is hosting an upcoming educational event on Wednesday November 12th, 2025 from 7:00-8:00PM. This is a zoom program, so virtual via computed access. Many of us enjoy doing research on our Patriot ancestors.  This class … Continue reading

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George Washington Knew Little About His Ancestors

The credit for this article is due to the American Ideal organization who published the article.  For the full article, please click on the below link: https://americanideal.org/george-washington-and-the-genealogist/ As SAR members, many of us are actively seeking to learn more about … Continue reading

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Grave Marker Cleaning Tools – updated

Recently I published a suggested list of tools to clean ancestors grave markers. Sharing an update of our visit and cleaning in excess of 30 ancestors grave markers.

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Family Grave Markers – in search of

Recently, my wife and I visited a number of family graves in the Freeport, IL area. We located in excess of thirty ancestral relatives grave markers. There were a few puzzle pieces we needed to sort out and were fortunate … Continue reading

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Mayflower Passenger List – see if any of your ancestors were passengers

SAR members – wondering if any of your SAR ancestors is a descendant of the original passengers aboard the Mayflower traveling to the colonies? The NSSAR recently published a .pdf file with the names of the most recent Mayflower passenger … Continue reading

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Fold3 – Massachusetts Revolutionary War Records – Now Available!

Fold3 is a great source for finding military records from all conflicts. For those who served in the Revolutionary War, Fold3 can be a great resource. Recently, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts compiled an alphabetized index of service records for Rev … Continue reading

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