Genealogy in the Digital Age: Exciting Tools and Trends for 2024
Homepage Pricing Contact Us News & Article Genealogy in the Digital Age: Exciting Tools and Trends for 2024 We’ve come a long way from dusty courthouse record rooms and microfilm readers! As a genealogist with over 20 years of experience, I still get giddy seeing how technology expands what’s possible in family history research. And […]
Unwrapping Memories: How Christmas Letters Chronicle Our Family Legacies
Homepage Pricing Contact Us News & Article Unwrapping Memories: How Christmas Letters Chronicle Our Family Legacies While reading an annual Christmas letter from a family member, it occurred to me what an important tradition this was. I save Christmas letters over the years. These days many letters come via email but it still serves the same […]
Unlocking Your Family History: Essential Genealogy Tips for Beginners
A seasoned genealogist provides advice for beginners starting their journey into ancestry research. Tips include conducting interviews with family members, organising existing family documents, setting Google alerts for unique family names, and utilising both online databases such as Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeritage, Findmypast and offline resources. The guide also covers search strategies, targeted records by location, and suggests using DNA tests to break through research roadblocks.
Reliving My Early Years on a Genealogy Journey
In a nostalgic journey back to her past, the author visits the church she was baptized in and her birthplace in Alexandria, Virginia, suggested by her mother. An unexpected tour of her old townhouse invokes overwhelming emotions. The encounter underscored her understanding of the significance of childhood places in genealogy research.
Unlocking America’s History: The National Archives vs. The Library of Congress
Get unprecedented access to the National Archives and Library of Congress – home to rare historical treasures like the Declaration of Independence, vintage maps, century-old photos, and artifacts chronicling the nation’s past. I break down exactly what you can explore within these massive vaults and how to navigate them in my latest genealogy blog post. Learn insider tips for unlocking the captivating stories of America’s past to take your family history research further back.
Best Practices for Labeling Family History Photos: Preserve and Organize Your Memories
Learn the importance of labeling family photos and discover best practices for preserving and organizing your precious memories for future generations.
A Nod To The Past
Homepage Pricing Contact Us News & Article Elementor #758 Tracing the Sterling Legacy: A Journey from Scotland to America Recently a cousin asked me if I knew the significance of her father’s middle name Sterling. As a genealogist I was able to trace an uncle of her grandmother whose middle name was Sterling. On further […]
Building A Timeline of Our Ancestor’s Life
Homepage Pricing Contact Us News & Article Building A Timeline of Our Ancestor’s Life Over the forty years that I have been involved with genealogical research, I have added new procedures and done away with others. Developing a timeline of an ancestor’s life has proven […]
DNA Is Unlocking Many Secrets From The Past
Homepage Pricing Contact Us News & Article Elementor #727 The Human Genome Project was formally launched in 1990, and was declared completed on April 14, 2003. The National Institutes of Health funded the project. Now, nearly 20 years later, “secrets from the past” are coming to light via DNA. I, personally, could not be more […]
City Directories Are A Rich Source of Information
Homepage Pricing Contact Us News & Article City Directories Are A Rich Source of Information As a genealogist, I am always searching for new avenues to find unique information. I grew up just 45 miles north of midtown Manhattan. I often hopped on the train […]