Family name change

Claudulous ,

Thanks for posting on History Hub!

We suggest you start a family tree. You can begin with your mother-in-law and talking to various family members, especially the more senior ones, and ask them questions so you can gather names, dates, places, and stories. With that information in hand, you may begin to gather records about these family members and the places associated with them. We suggest that you review NARA’s Resources for Genealogists, as well as the History Hub Blog titled Suggestions and Advice for Family History Researchers. Also, the FamilySearch Research wiki for United States Genealogy and the Library of Congress pages on We are trying to compile a family history, What free resources can I use for genealogy?, and Local History and Genealogy Reference Services may be useful.

Hopefully other community members may have additional suggestions.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

Claudulous ,

Thanks for posting on History Hub!

We suggest you start a family tree. You can begin with your mother-in-law and talking to various family members, especially the more senior ones, and ask them questions so you can gather names, dates, places, and stories. With that information in hand, you may begin to gather records about these family members and the places associated with them. We suggest that you review NARA’s Resources for Genealogists, as well as the History Hub Blog titled Suggestions and Advice for Family History Researchers. Also, the FamilySearch Research wiki for United States Genealogy and the Library of Congress pages on We are trying to compile a family history, What free resources can I use for genealogy?, and Local History and Genealogy Reference Services may be useful.

Hopefully other community members may have additional suggestions.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!