The 1921 Census of England and Wales Is Coming
Depending where you live, either today or tomorrow will be a busy day if your genealogy takes you to England and Wales. That’s because on January 6, 2022 at 12:01 … Continue Reading →
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Four Things I’m Doing To Break My Brick Wall
So I thought of four things that I’m going to do to help me with my brick wall, and I wanted to share them with you. Even if it doesn’t help my research, I’m hoping they might help you. Continue Reading →
A Cup Of USB Sticks
How many of you have a cup full like this one? Or perhaps you don’t even have them in a cup. Are they just here and there around the house? What treasured documents and photos are stored on them? Did you know that USB sticks have a life expectancy? It’s actually about five years. Continue Reading →
What Can You Learn About Your Ancestors in Newspapers?
One of the things I’ve learned doing genealogy is that your family doesn’t have to be famous or infamous to be in the newspaper.
But what can you learn from newspapers? I can think of at least five things you might learn from them. Continue Reading →
Ancestry Canada Provides Free Access To Military Records
I received this info from Ancestry yesterday and didn’t want you to miss out on this opportunity to check these FREE records. Leading up to Remembrance Day, Ancestry Canada is … Continue Reading →
Search the Freedmen’s Bureau Collection for Free At Ancestry
When it comes to genealogy, who doesn’t like the word FREE? Today Ancestry launched free access to the Freedmen’s Bureau records. If you haven’t heard about these records, then you … Continue Reading →
Ancestry’s New T&C – It’s Been a Roller Coaster Ride For A Few Days
On August 4th, I woke up to a blog like many of you did from Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist. She had taken the time to read the new Terms … Continue Reading →
DNA (My mtDNA to be exact)
The other day I received a kit from Family Tree DNA for the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) test that I’d purchased, and this reminded me that I have really posted about DNA lately.
On April 22nd, I ordered an mtDNA test from Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) for myself. It was the one DNA test I hadn’t done on my mom’s DNA, primarily because I didn’t think it would help me much with my genealogy and because I knew that I could do the test on my own DNA any time I’d like. Continue Reading →
Find A Grave
If you’ve searched on Google or on Ancestry, then you’ve probably seen memorials on Find A Grave. I’ve seen them, and I’ve used them often for the information they contain. … Continue Reading →
My WikiTree Results
On April 7th, I had my WikiTree reveal, and I wanted to share with you my experience. Continue Reading →