Articles and Monographs
by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, CG
“Write a Memoir to Remember,” Writer's Digest (July 2002)
“Irish Blessings,” Family Tree Magazine (March 2008): 50-57. May the road to your roots rise up to meet you — just follow these seven steps for tracing Irish ancestors.
"The Tree Doctor,” Family Tree Magazine (November 2007): 52-57. No one’s research is immune to bad dates, faulty facts and even downright lies. Don’t let these errors infect your family tree—follow our diagnostician’s prescription for curing five common genealogical ills.
“Battle of the Bulge,” Family Tree Magazine (March 2008): 16-21. These five genealogical filing systems will slim down your weighty piles of paper and quicken your steps to research success.
“Secrets of a Cyber Sleuth,” Family Tree Magazine (October 2004): 34-39. The Internet sure has simplified family detective work, but online clues don’t always lead to ancestral truth. Follow these six steps to separate proven facts from faux pas and presumptions.
“Viva Italia!,” Family Tree Magazine (June 2005): 52-59. Say grazie to your Italian heritage—and satisfy that hankering for fettucini, frescos, and operatic tenors—with our guide to exploring your roots in the boot country.
“Blazon Truth,” Trace Your Family History [special publication of Family Tree Magazine] (May 2006): 30-35. Don’t let family crest peddlers catch you with your shield down: Learn if you really have heraldic heritage before you shell out for a bogus coat of arms.
The Riggs Family of Accomack County, Virginia, and Louisiana
ca. 1687 to 1943.
“A Small Window of Opportunity: The Norris Family Returns to Tamlaghtmore, Co. Tyrone, Ireland,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 161 (April 2007):119-22.
“The McGuires of County Donegal” (excerpt of a narrative family history)
“The Norris Family of Tamlaghtmore, County Tyrone, Ireland” (excerpt of a compiled genealogy in progress)
“Mania and Nancy Bane: Identifying the Family of Nancy (Donnally) Bane, Inmate at the Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum and the Athens Insane Asylum.” The American Genealogist 79 (Jan-Apr 2004): 121-34.
“Going Through the Side Door: The Irish Origins of Delia (Gordon) Norris of Greenwich, Connecticut,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 157 (April 2003): 125-26.
“Immigrant Women and Family Planning: Historical Clues for Genealogical Research,” National Genealogical Society Quarterly 84 (June 1996): 102-114.
“Reverse Research Methodology: Tracing the Wife of William Gibbons Stuart of King George County, Virginia, to Find Him,” The Virginia Genealogist 46 (Jan-Mar 2002): 47-53.
David and Charlotte Hawes (Buckner) Stuart of King George County, Virginia, Including Three Generations of Their Descendants. Simla, Colo.: the author, 2001. Coming Soon!
“Irish Blessings,” Family Tree Magazine (March 2008): 50-57. May the road to your roots rise up to meet you — just follow these seven steps for tracing Irish ancestors.
"The Tree Doctor,” Family Tree Magazine (November 2007): 52-57. No one’s research is immune to bad dates, faulty facts and even downright lies. Don’t let these errors infect your family tree—follow our diagnostician’s prescription for curing five common genealogical ills.
“Battle of the Bulge,” Family Tree Magazine (March 2008): 16-21. These five genealogical filing systems will slim down your weighty piles of paper and quicken your steps to research success.
“Secrets of a Cyber Sleuth,” Family Tree Magazine (October 2004): 34-39. The Internet sure has simplified family detective work, but online clues don’t always lead to ancestral truth. Follow these six steps to separate proven facts from faux pas and presumptions.
“Viva Italia!,” Family Tree Magazine (June 2005): 52-59. Say grazie to your Italian heritage—and satisfy that hankering for fettucini, frescos, and operatic tenors—with our guide to exploring your roots in the boot country.
“Blazon Truth,” Trace Your Family History [special publication of Family Tree Magazine] (May 2006): 30-35. Don’t let family crest peddlers catch you with your shield down: Learn if you really have heraldic heritage before you shell out for a bogus coat of arms.
The Riggs Family of Accomack County, Virginia, and Louisiana
ca. 1687 to 1943.
“A Small Window of Opportunity: The Norris Family Returns to Tamlaghtmore, Co. Tyrone, Ireland,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 161 (April 2007):119-22.
“The McGuires of County Donegal” (excerpt of a narrative family history)
“The Norris Family of Tamlaghtmore, County Tyrone, Ireland” (excerpt of a compiled genealogy in progress)
“Mania and Nancy Bane: Identifying the Family of Nancy (Donnally) Bane, Inmate at the Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum and the Athens Insane Asylum.” The American Genealogist 79 (Jan-Apr 2004): 121-34.
“Going Through the Side Door: The Irish Origins of Delia (Gordon) Norris of Greenwich, Connecticut,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 157 (April 2003): 125-26.
“Immigrant Women and Family Planning: Historical Clues for Genealogical Research,” National Genealogical Society Quarterly 84 (June 1996): 102-114.
“Reverse Research Methodology: Tracing the Wife of William Gibbons Stuart of King George County, Virginia, to Find Him,” The Virginia Genealogist 46 (Jan-Mar 2002): 47-53.
David and Charlotte Hawes (Buckner) Stuart of King George County, Virginia, Including Three Generations of Their Descendants. Simla, Colo.: the author, 2001. Coming Soon!
Articles and Monographs
by Jim Warren
“Easy Medical Summaries: Putting your family into family health history,” NGS NewsMagazine (September-October 2004).
