30 Days to Keeping a Consistent and Meaningful Journal

Some people are avid journal keepers while others have a very difficult time starting a diary. If you’re one of those that have trouble keeping a consistent journal, you’ve come to the right place. If you follow the instructions below, you’ll be on...

Family Coat of Arms – What is it? Do I Have One?

The giant fire on the hearth crackles and burns as it casts dancing shadows across the stone floor and walls. Seated at the table, holding your leg of lamb in one hand and your goblet in the other, your eyes shift their gaze slowly upward from the flickers of the...

Is Your Family Superstitious?

Did you or your ancestor ever kiss the blarney stone, fear the number 13, or throw salt to ward off evil? There are many interesting superstitions all across the world that have been handed down to us by our forefathers. Many superstitions are shared by various...

Free Genealogy Search Resources

There are many fantastic resources on the web able to help you with your genealogy and family history searches; however many resources require some sort of subscription. What we’ve listed here are a number of free genealogy search sites and tools to help you...

Family History vs. Genealogy

In life, all we need is one more set of terms to define, distinguish, memorize, write books about, and then…forget. Perhaps you won’t forget, but I do; that’s why I have to write everything down. Here we go with two more terms: Family History and...