In today’s episode, I talk about how mother’s maiden names can help our research with a couple of examples.   I'm publishing this in response to comments from members at my online community, asking me to talk about how I do family history.

This topic may be of interest to you if you’re just starting to explore your family history.  

Go to 06:42 if you understand the significance of mother's maiden name and would just like to listen to the "challenges" where I talk about specific problems related to mother's maiden name and how to solve them.

Websites mentioned on this episode:

• Find My Past - for FREE birth, marriage and death index look-ups
• General Record Office - for FREE birth/death look-ups and certificate orders
• Genealogy Cafe online community - for my FREE FOREVER community