Do You Have A Photo Mess? I’m Getting Ready For Save Your Photo Month, Are You?

September is Save Your Photo Month, and the Family History Hound is having 30 days of tips to get you back on track and organizing your photos and other media. … Continue Reading →

Tell Their Story – Eleanor Thompson nee Middlebrough

As you know in among all the things I do I have a personal project that some of you joined me in called; Getting My Poop In A Group. My … Continue Reading →

Summer Genealogy Research Trip Anyone?

  I don’t know about you but the best kind of summer holiday is a holiday that is either a genealogy research trip or at least a trip that expands … Continue Reading →

Count Down To #RootsTech In #Salt Lake City

My trip to Salt Lake City is just less than a week away and I won’t deny it; I’m getting excited. I’m excited not only to go to RootsTech and … Continue Reading →

What Are You Going To Do? 5 Steps To Get You Started

“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” ~ Henry Ford. When Henry Ford said this, he was talking about business, but this goes for just … Continue Reading →

September Is Save Your Photo Month

Did you know that September is; save your photo month? Well, it’s been designated that but actually any month you decide to save photos I think is the right one. … Continue Reading →

“Restore” To The Rescue

A favorite by-product of doing genealogy is family photos. Whether they are from your own collection or your parent’s or from a distant cousin that you’ve been able to take … Continue Reading →

What Do You Take To A 80th Birthday Party?

Last weekend I went to my Uncle Ken’s 80th birthday party; Uncle Ken is my mom’s younger brother. My husband and I decided that it was such a warm day … Continue Reading →

Hmmm What To Give Mom For Mother’s Day

It’s the second day of May and in two weeks it will be Mother’s Day.  Wikipedia tells us that Mother’s Day was first celebrated in 1908 by Anna Jarvis who … Continue Reading →

DNA Road Trip – DNA Kit In Hand

On Monday I drove 2 1/2 hours each way to see my mom’s second cousin; Margaret. I met Margaret a few years ago through my research on the Beaton and the … Continue Reading →