What Advice Would You Give To A New Genealogist?
This week’s question is about advice. What’s the best advice you’d give to a new genealogist?
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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 →
RootsTech 2023 & You Could Win An In-Person Pass
I’ve been attending RootsTech since 2011, when it first began. I attended when there were only 3,000 attendees, and the event has evolved and grown. I attended in London, England, … Continue Reading →
Who’s Your Daddy, Harold Alfred Thompson?
I blog about DNA quite regularly, but it’s usually about the mystery on my mom’s side of the family. I call that mystery the Beaton/Batten Mystery. But today, I want … Continue Reading →
No April Fool Joke, The 1950 Census Is Coming
On April 1, the 1950 U.S. Census will be released by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and I know that many of you can’t wait to see what … Continue Reading →
Get Ready For RootsTech 2022
There are a few days until RootsTech 2022, so you have time to get ready and plan the things you’d like to watch during the event March 3-5th.
The RootsTech 2022 website is live, so you can now go through the entire list of 1,500 sessions on 185 topics in over 30 languages and create your playlist so that you can go back to it when it’s “live” or whenever you’d like in the next year. Yes, the presentation will be available in the future. Continue Reading →
I Just Might Get More Genealogy Time With the Ancestry App
When someone asks me how much time I spend working on my genealogy, my usual response is, “if I’m awake, I’m doing genealogy,” and that’s really not that far from the truth. I do have to admit that when it comes to my smartphone, I have the Ancestry app, but it’s for those times when I’m at a family event, and someone asks, “when was Auntie Ronnie born?”. Continue Reading →
News From i4GG
This past weekend I spent in San Diego. You might think what a great way to get away from the snow that I live in. But much of my time … Continue Reading →
RootsTech Live Schedule Now Available
Can’t go to RootsTech? Not a problem. Why not watch from the comfort of your home from February 28 to March 3rd, 2018. You can now see the RootsTech live … Continue Reading →