My father-in-law Robert turns 89-years-young next month, and as each new year arrives he seems to slip just a bit further into the past. His interest in his roots is ... Read More

I've never been a huge fan of online family trees. I guess because while I don't mind sharing my research, I like to know who I'm sharing it with. That ... Read More

Well, most of it anyway. The New York Times Select service ended today Access to articles (including obituaries, wedding announcements, etc.) will now be free from 1987 forward, as ... Read More

One of the genealogical societies I belong to wants to increase the number of online databases it offers to its members, but the good intentions often get bogged down in ... Read More

My maternal grandfather, pictured here as a handsome young lad, was a member of the US Army Air Corps during WWII . As part of his tour of duty, he spent ... Read More

The release of Family Tree Maker 2008 last month left a lot of FTM users very disappointed (see comments) as the new program has performance issues, lacks vital report publishing, ... Read More

If you've been thinking about a subscription to World Vital Records, this might be a good time. They are running a subscription special until September 17 that offers up a ... Read More

Almost every "new" genealogist I encounter has a family story or two that they would like to prove. And so many are sadly disappointed to learn that they aren't who ... Read More

In response to the many recent online discussions regarding the use and copyright of genealogy data online spawned by Ancestry.com's now-defunct Internet Biographical Collection, Dick Eastman has outlined an excellent ... Read More

Close to 24 million births, marriages and deaths recorded in Cook County, Illinois, (including Chicago) are being digitized with plans to make them available online to researchers by early 2008. ... Read More

The world's most famous fossil, 3.2 million-year-old Lucy, embarked on a celebrity tour of America this past weekend - the beginning of a six-year trip away from her home country ... Read More

Timaru District Council in New Zealand has uploaded over 35,000 photos taken in six Timaru district cemeteries to its Web site in an effort to help relatives find graves and ... Read More

Ancestry.com has launched a beta version of its new DNA Ancestry service. Currently the service offers three genealogical tests, two Paternal Lineage tests (Y chromosome 33 marker and Y chromosome ... Read More

How many genealogy mailing lists do you subscribe to? Do they offer periodic Roll Calls? If so, do you participate? DearMyrtle highlights this very useful genealogy tool in her blog ... Read More