Organizing the Past: A New Year’s Genealogy Resolution

In the past, I’d decided that making New Year’s resolutions was setting yourself up for failure. Well, at least that was the case with dieting. But genealogy is another matter. … Continue Reading →

Reflect on Your Genealogy Journey with the Genie Jar

In 2017, I started something called the Genealogy Jar. Then, in 2021, that jar got a new name. The Genie Jar. Here’s how it works. You choose a jar, and … Continue Reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Creating a Genealogy Word Cloud: Visualizing Your Family Tree

If you’d like to see a visual demonstration, you can watch my YouTube demo HERE. I belong to a Facebook group called Genealogy and Artificial Intelligence (AI), and recently, someone … Continue Reading →

Have You Transferred Your FTDNA Tree to MyHeritage?

The other day, I received an email from Family Tree DNA telling me that they would no longer support the tree they had on their site but that I could … Continue Reading →