Well Traveled – There are many ways to open the mind, broaden experience, and deepen feelings. One path to doing so is through traveling. Experiencing new places, ideas, foods, sites, smells, and cultures seems to have a profound effect upon us. Not only the...
Recently, we highlighted the top genealogy websites, but what about genealogy blogs and podcasts? We’ve listed below a few picks that might be helpful to you in your research. 24/7 Family History Circle – A very popular blog hosted on ancestry.com....
Want to connect a little bit better to your ancestors and involve the family too? Here’s a fun idea: take a day (probably in the weekend so the whole family can participate) and spend it like your ancestor of your choice would have spent the day. Select an...
The Old Way – Let’s say you have a journal of an ancestor or a genealogy book that a family member compiled years ago, which can be a wonderful and precious resource; there’s only one big problem – as your family grows descendants will not have...
Looking for something on the Internet and use Google or another search engine to find what you’re looking for? Well, have you noticed that the top results that return are very often from the one of the world’s largest encyclopedias? Wikipedia to be...
What is a pack rat? A pack rat is someone that collects a whole bunch of stuff and never really gets rid of it. Now, you might not necessarily be a pack rat, but there’s probably many things that you collect. Why do we collect things? Is it because they remind...
An additional family tree web application out there is called Geni. Geni’s benefit is the ability to easily add members to your family tree, view the family tree more easily, and ability to collaborate. Another benefit is that it’s free to use. Many...
More and more genealogy and family tree programs pop up every year, and it can be hard to keep up on the great options for using computer and web-based programs to help you create your family tree. A new tool called Family.Show was recently developed as a...
Nothing inspires us more than a good story, and if a good story inspires, then a collection of good stories should really inspire. In Search Of Our Ancestors is a Fantastic book that contains inspirational stories of serendipity and providential guidance in the lives...
A plethora of genealogy sites and resources can and do overwhelm genealogy new comers. There are a few key sites that can help research progress much faster. Take a tour of each site listed below and find out which ones will help you the most in your research. Some...
