Ever searched for family history or genealogy information by microfilm? You search image after image and finally find your ancestor’s information. There’s a certain excitement finding the microfilm that has your ancestor’s information. It can be fun at first, but...
Ever see a large map of the world posted on a wall with pins sticking out marking places that the person who posted the map had visited? Ever want a map to display your vacations or places you’ve lived? I did a while back and purchased a world map I started to...
Many free tools exist to help families organize and share pictures online. Some tools organize family pictures through a family tree, others provide a place to store and share pictures in folders, and some resources let you organize pictures by location. Organize...
Did your ancestors come from Europe, Asia, or Africa? Have they always lived in New Zealand, the United States, or South America? Many families have roots that span various different countries. Wouldn’t it be neat to have a map that showed where your different...
“I get the piano when you’re gone!” or “I have dibs on your jewelry box.” Sound familiar? As families age, inevitably, the question arises about who should receive which keepsakes and heirlooms. Discussions about heirlooms or family...
We’ve talked about the importance of tracking heirlooms and family keepsakes, but what happens when it’s time to pass on family relics? Some families are very open about the matter while others wouldn’t dare talk about it. One thing is for sure, a...
Heirloom sounds like such a formal word, but many of us have and pass on a variety of heirlooms and family keepsakes in our individual families. We may not think of our items as “heirlooms” but there are plenty of keepsakes and knick-knacks that are...
As mentioned in a previous article, it’s much easier to write a rich personal history if you write by topic. We suggest creating a separate document for each topic. You’ll then be making great progress on your entire personal history one bite at a time. To make...
There’s only so much time in each day that we can search for genealogy. What if, just what if, there were ways to search for genealogy while you sleep, while you eat, or watch a movie? Surprise! There is a way to search for genealogy while you sleep. It’s...
We live in an amazing age. Remember when you had to go to a library to access records, search microfilm, and write letters requesting copies of records? Today, that research has almost been replaced by computers and online resources. With the click of a mouse,...
