Family History Treasures

I call them family treasures but some people might call me a hoarder.  Not that I have a lot of old things but I find that some people don’t seem to … Continue Reading →

PICNIC, It’s Not What You Think

  Sometime when you working on a program whether it’s a genealogy program or any other program it can be frustrating. The bigger frustration is when you realize it’s a … Continue Reading →

Ebay, Etsy, Facebook , Amazon…. All For Genealogy?

You may look at the title of this blog and think; “What is she going on about?”. But it’s true because I’ve used all these site,  for just that, genealogy. … Continue Reading →

Encourage Those Future Genealogist

A few weeks ago I was telling my niece about the things I’ve learned with DNA matching. Over the years I often speak  (ok, not just a little bit, but a … Continue Reading →

A Grain of Truth

You know the stories; your great great grandmother was from a royal family and when she arrived she didn’t know how to cook or clean because she always had servants. … Continue Reading →

Are You Using Pinterest For Your Genealogy?

I know many of you use Pinterest for vacation ideas, recipes, hairdo photos and many other things. But have you every thought about using Pinterest for your family history? One idea … Continue Reading →

And Suddenly; You’ve Got Mail

Sometimes you can go for a very, very, very, long time before you make a new connection. But suddenly you look at your email or your ancestry account and there … Continue Reading →

Scanning Tools

As I’ve mentioned before I love photos and I use a lot of tools for adding photos  to my collection.  I use the Flip Pal and the Zcan+ as well … Continue Reading →

British Home Children

As many of you know I am in search of Willie Beaton, my great grandfather. Well at least I’m in search of who his real parents were. One thing that … Continue Reading →

I Wish I Had a Time Machine

I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve thought that. Not that I’m a big sci-fi nut and I can’t lie I’ve never read the novel by H. G. … Continue Reading →