It’s Another Findmypast Weekend

I know what I’m doing this weekend—tons of genealogy. This weekend, Findmypast is finishing its campaign “No Story Left Behind” with a big finish: complete access to its site. Check … Continue Reading →

Faces In My FOREVER Account

A few weeks back, FOREVER launched its newest feature, facial recognition, which was a huge hit. Over 3,000 people purchased it on the very first day. Because I’m a FOREVER … Continue Reading →

Going Through Old Genealogy Papers Or Watch Out Ellen That’s A Genealogy Rabbit Hole

(I think the critical thing to remember is that you should review old research from time to time, especially things you did when you were starting out. Available information changes, … Continue Reading →

It’s Been a YouTube Week And It’s Only Tuesday

It’s only Tuesday, and I’ve created two YouTube videos about artificial intelligence. One was an epic fail, but the other was interesting until I realized my mistake. The first video … Continue Reading →

A Family Tree DNA Rabbit Hole

Created using ChatGPT and my prompt, create an image showing a rabbit looking down a DNA rabbit hole. As you know, I love working with DNA. On Monday, I went … Continue Reading →

Cooking Through Generations: The Blue Ribbon Recipe Books That Shaped My Family’s Meals

I know that someday, far into the future, my sons just might call me a hoarder when they are dismantling my home. I think the reason I like to work … Continue Reading →

Preserving Family Recipes: How to Create a Collaborative Recipe Book

I’ve created a YouTube video about the project that you can view HERE. For a few years, I’ve been working on creating a family recipe book from the collection of … Continue Reading →

From Gravestone to Family Tree: Using AI to Uncover Hannah Prance’s Mayflower Heritage

If you’d like to watch the YouTube demo you can find that HERE. This week’s blog and video started a couple of evenings ago. I’d just sat down to watch … Continue Reading →

How To Create a Scapple Mindmap

I’ve written about Scapple before. In fact, you might want to check one of my previous posts, Scapple: A Tool I’m Using For DNA Matches Today, I uploaded a quick … Continue Reading →

Hidden Gem on FamilySearch – Genealogies at FamilySearch

This image was created using DALL-E and then used in Canva. You can watch the YouTube video on this subject HERE. In a recent episode of Mondays with Myrt, I … Continue Reading →