Playing With New MyHeritage Tools

I wanted to spend a couple of minutes showing you a few new features that MyHeritage recently launched. Continue Reading →

Census search choices

Sleuthing The 1921 Census for England & Wales

I decided this week to spend some time sleuthing the 1921 Census of England and Wales. When the 1921 census was launched on FindmyPast on January 6, 2022, there was … Continue Reading →

Hi, My Name Is….

Have you ever wondered why you have the name you have? Did you ever ask your parents? My name is Ellen, but my mom always said that my name was going to be Holly. I never asked why my parents didn’t choose Holly, but I know that I was named after my great grandmother, Ellen Middlebrough (nee Anidow). Continue Reading →

I Just Might Get More Genealogy Time With the Ancestry App

When someone asks me how much time I spend working on my genealogy, my usual response is, “if I’m awake, I’m doing genealogy,” and that’s really not that far from the truth. I do have to admit that when it comes to my smartphone, I have the Ancestry app, but it’s for those times when I’m at a family event, and someone asks, “when was Auntie Ronnie born?”. Continue Reading →

This International Women’s Day

. March 8th is International Women’s Day, and I was wondering. How much do you know about the females in your family tree? A recent survey from Ancestry revealed that … Continue Reading →

Connecting With DNA Cousins

Stead Family Right now it seems my life is about connecting with cousins and in both cases, it was through DNA. But let’s go back to how this all occurred. … Continue Reading →

Where did I put that?

When your start doing family history it’s also a good idea to try, and try is the optimum word, to stay organized.. I know at one point when I was starting … Continue Reading →