What’s In A Name?

In the play; Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Juliet says  “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Meaning that she … Continue Reading →

A New Year Resolution

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Genealogy Jar

In 2017 I’m going to make a Genealogy Jar.  I’ve seen other jars that are similar, but this one has a genealogy twist. As you can see by the photo, … Continue Reading →

Expand Your Genealogy Education

I’m always trying to learn as much as I can about my two favorite subjects; Genealogy and DNA. Here are two sites that can help expand your knowledge in the … Continue Reading →

Traditions and Memories

I think this time of year more than any other time we think about traditions. The website; Dictorary.com tells us that Tradition is a noun and it’s the handing down of … Continue Reading →

A Message From Shop the Hound

 

Murphy’s Law Was Working OT

Why does it never fail that when you have the idea for a question to ask of the Archivist in the last few minutes of research time,  that that’s when … Continue Reading →

Etsy and Ebay for Genealogy

I’ve written about Etsy and Ebay for Genealogy before, but I don’t think I’ve told you a couple of stories about what these sites have done for my genealogy. If you … Continue Reading →

It’s Starting to Look Like Christmas

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been busy this week. Doing some shopping, Christmas cooking and making some of my presents. I can’t tell you about the gifts because … Continue Reading →

DNA

5 Reason To Do A DNA Test

  *** NOTE That due to the popularity of the recent sale that AncestryDNA ( both Canada and U.S.) Ancestry  has extended their sale until November 29th, 2016 midnight Pacific … Continue Reading →