The Power of Online Genealogy Queries
Tuesday January 27, 2009
Just this week, I made two great connections online. The first was especially serendipitous, as it relates to my father-in-law, Robert Powell, who passed away earlier this month. Exactly two ... Read More
Genealogy in Time
Tuesday January 27, 2009
A new site operated by MissingLink Software Corporation of Ontario, Canada, is billing iself as "a free online genealogy magazine containing genealogy news, articles and links." Miles Whittingham, President of ... Read More
Wholly Genes Announces Genealogy "Land Cruise"
Sunday January 25, 2009
Prompted by economic conditions, Wolly Genes is breaking from the traditional cruise ship format for its annual conference, and hosting instead a land-based conference in the economical Shenandoah Valley of ... Read More
New Searchable Database for Connecticut Roots
Thursday January 22, 2009
The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) and the Connecticut Society of Genealogists (CSG) announced today that the first phase of bringing the CSG's flagship genealogical journal, The Connecticut Nutmegger, ... Read More
Family Tree Basics
Saturday January 17, 2009
Whether it's looking at old pictures, listening to stories of elderly relatives, or the fact that someone got you a genealogy software program for Christmas, the holidays are a popular ... Read More
1911 UK Census Now Online
Tuesday January 13, 2009
36 million people living in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man were recorded in the census taken on the night of Sunday, 2 April 1911. Today, ... Read More
5 Family History Scams to Avoid
Thursday January 8, 2009
Unfortunately, even in the friendly field of family history the old adage "Buyer Beware" must hold true, and the occasional genealogy scam trips up even seasoned genealogists. The best defense ... Read More
Resolutions for a New Year
Monday January 5, 2009
In 2008 I organized some of my genealogy files, continued to scan some of my old family photos and slides, took a few online genealogy classes, attended a genealogy conference, ... Read More
Performing Genealogical Kindnesses
Friday January 2, 2009
When I was first starting my research I had plenty of help -- much of it from strangers. People I had met only through email took cemetery photos, did quick ... Read More