Connecting Generations: Military History in Family Research

(image created with ChatGPT with the prompt: create a graphic of someone looking at Canadian WWI records) It’s been a great week for me. The first thing that happened was … 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 →

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 →

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 →

Do You Have A Holiday Tradition?

Tomorrow is December 1st, and it’s time for me to get busy and get in the season’s swing. Which got me thinking about family traditions. Following family traditions is a … Continue Reading →

Did You Go On A Family Vacation?

Growing up, my family vacation was spent visiting Osoyoos, British Columbia, to see my father’s cousins, the Pendergrafts. Ted and Bea Pendergraft had moved to British Columbia around 1934. Those … Continue Reading →

Got DNA Results? What You Should Do First

There are a few reasons why people take a DNA test that I can think of, and you can probably think of more I know there are many of you … Continue Reading →

What’s The Date On That Mystery Photo?

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog called, Three Things You Can Do With Mystery Family Photos? But what about when you’re dealing with a mystery photo, and you … Continue Reading →

Three Things You Can Do With Mystery Family Photos?

We all have those photos we got from our parents or grandparents, and you haven’t a clue as to who they are. I recently met a lady at “farmer’s market,” … Continue Reading →

When Did You Start Doing Genealogy? and Why?

This week’s question is about how you got started in genealogy. I believe I was in my late teens when I asked my great-grandmother questions about her family. I’d found … Continue Reading →