Do you ever see family history lying around in places like antique stores, used book stores, eBay even and wonder who those families are? Me too! So, I research them! Here is the story of Ella Stine. HOW IT BEGAN I first learned about Ella from a set of postcards my friend gifted me earlier […]
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I am on a mission. A mission to get as many family documents from my mother, as I can. It seems like every time I visit her, she pulls out more and more photos and papers that I did not previously know about. While I am loving it, I am also being deliberate in having
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Do you use the New York Public Library (NYPL) for your family history research — even if you are not from New York? If not – here is a reason why you may want to reconsider! I recently gave a presentation to the African American Special Interest Group of the Genealogical Forum of Oregon. The
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Are you looking to be more organized with your genealogy and family history work? If so, you may want to watch this video of my friend Julie (of Genealogy In Action) and I did recently. We chatted about how I we use Notion to stay organized and we are delighted to share it with you.
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Information. Genealogists and family historians are swimming in it all.of.the.time. You have many ways of managing all of that info you consume. What if I told you that you probably have not even begun to wrangle it all as best as you could? Strong words, eh? With strong words come strong conviction. You see, I have recently
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When I see family history materials out “in the wild,” it pulls on my heart strings. Why? Because I think of that person’s legacy and I want to do my part to ensure they are fully findable in the future! So, let me tell you about an obit I found for Dr. Orion Thomas Ayer
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If your computer crashed RIGHT NOW, how long would it take you to get your genealogy setup back with a new computer? Fortunately, for me, I would be back up and running within 30 minutes. Let me tell you how. 1) Multiple backups for my tree – I use RootsMagic for my family tree program,
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The US genealogy world has been waiting for this for 10 years! The release of a census is a big deal and we now get millions more data points to digest about our ancestors/relatives! A big part of the census experience is searching the index. The major index most will use is the one from
Here’s what I’ve learned from indexing my first 1000 names for the US 1950 Census! Read More »
I was prompted to do this post after getting some questions last week about metadata as it applies to our family history photos. I had to share because this is a topic where you may not realize you have an issue until it’s too late. When it comes to organizing your digital family photos, here
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I had a blast attending RootsTech virtually this year! I even made several short videos (each one is under 1-minute) that I invite you to watch. If you’ve been attending RootsTech these past few days, you may be as worn out as I am! And it’s been fun, right? So much fun that you aren’t
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