I’m trying something new and I invite you to follow along! Rather than add posts to my blog here, I’m trying out Substack – a more social experience for my longer writing pieces. Come follow me there! taneyakoonce.substack.com.
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Are you tired of juggling numerous apps and tech products while delving into your family history? I totally understand the struggle. That’s why I want to share my streamlined “tech stack” with you, providing insights into the tools I rely on to boost my efficiency as I pursue my family history. The top 5 items
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As family history researchers, organizing our military ancestors is vital for efficient and effective research. During Memorial Day, we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service, and many of us have multiple military ancestors in our family trees. By organizing them, we gain quick visibility into who those family members are, thus enabling
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When I was just five years old, my mother bought me a Rubik’s Cube, hoping to nurture my problem-solving skills. Well – Little did she know, that innocent-looking puzzle would turn into a source of both fascination and frustration for me over the years. I confess, back then, I resorted to a less than perfect
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Do you know what goes on at comic conventions? Our family enjoys going to comic conventions; we go often! My husband is a photographer and he takes pictures of all the people there in cosplay. It is an activity that our family has the opportunity to do together and it’s been wonderful to see everyone’s
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A New Start for a New Year Can you believe it? We are already entering 2023! With the coming of a new year, I’ve been pondering what direction I want to take and I’m excited to share the result. I’ve decided to make an audacious goal for myself and I invite you to come along
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As a family history enthusiast, isn’t it so easy to get carried away as we travel up and down the branches of our family trees? Sometimes, that’s good because it can lead to serendipitous findings. Sometimes, however, it leads to HOURS of time lost, right? If you can relate, then this post is for you!
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Are you still exploring the 1950 US Census? I am and I am sure I’m not the only one, right? There are many family members I still want to look up in it! I purposely waited until the indexing and review was complete via the FamilySearch initiative and it’s also fun to see those hints
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Is FamilySearch one of your research “go-to” sources? FamilySearch, given the many records and features on the site (which are all free) is a must-have for my own personal genealogy research and I actively encourage you to take full advantage of it as well. Recently, FamilySearch has made updates to their New Person Page Profiles
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Have you ever told a story so many times that you know your audience is bored of it? I’m the first to raise my own hand – I’m guilty LOL. Every year on her birthday, I tell my daughter her birth story and I bet she’s totally over it by now, but I want her
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