No Vacation is Complete

  This week my husband and I are doing a Harley trip. We are going to Victoria, British Columbia to attend a HOG Rally.  HOG stands for Harley Owner’s Group. … Continue Reading →

Grave Yard Fitness

Yesterday I told you how important it is to stay fit so you are able to go for walks through your ancestors last resting place. Remember this summer when your … Continue Reading →

Genealogy Fitness

Last week I spent a lot of time hunting through the genealogy files while the Mister was away fishing with the guys.  We do spend a lot of  time sitting at … Continue Reading →

Open Up the Treasure Chest

Today when I was speaking to another genealogist  about a road block I had, I told her that for some reason I have this feeling that I had the answer. Somewhere … Continue Reading →

Sleepless Nights

How many times have you stayed up late at night doing your family history? After all your on a hot lead, aren’t you?….  It’s only 100 or 200 years old. There are … Continue Reading →

Queries – Inquiring Minds Want to Know

  Queries can be a useful tool for doing family history. They can be posted on genealogy society webpages or to genealogy boards. When creating your query be sure to … Continue Reading →

The Evolution of Family History Hound

I’ve told you how I started on my genealogy path and although I was a family history hound, the site Family History Hound and the subsequent other sites were not born until I … Continue Reading →

Going to a Genealogy Conference

Something that I look forward to as a genealogist is going to conferences. I’ve been to genealogy conferences with 100 people and I’ve been to Roots Tech in Salt Lake … Continue Reading →

Take Up Genealogy You’ll Make New Friends (Family)

One thing that happened by taking up this hobby (obsession??) that I’d never thought of was that you meet new friends.. well in actual fact they are distance family. The … Continue Reading →

Mother’s Day

  I don’t usually blog on Sunday but today is special because it’s Mother’s Day. For me; today is a bit of a tough day because it is  the first time that … Continue Reading →