Do You Have Photo Guilt? I Can Help You Fix That

Whether you are a genealogist or not, many of us deal with photo guilt. Photo guilt is real. It’s that feeling when you have inherited your parent’s photo collection, or … Continue Reading →

It’s Been A Busy Week (at least for some of us)

It’s been a busy but productive week. I’ve been spending some time at my RV lot at Lac La Nonne, Alberta, and when the weather was too hot (it got … Continue Reading →

What’s In Your DNA At MyHeritage – Theory of Family Relativity™ (Updated)

This is a companion post to the video I created on my YouTube Channel. If you read my blog last week then you know I’ve started a new series (playlist) … Continue Reading →

What’s In Your DNA At Ancestry – My AncestryDNA Ethnicity Results

It seems like it’s been a while since I created new content for my YouTube channel, so I decided I’m going to do a series of videos exploring my DNA … Continue Reading →

The Inspiring Story of Hawkins Wilson

Ancestry has released a video called, A Dream Delivered: The Lost Letters of Hawkins Wilson, telling the story of Hawkins Wilson. This is the story of a young enslaved boy … Continue Reading →

Calling All Genies (Genealogist I Mean)

Last week I told you that I would ask for some help. The help I need is some sleuthing to see if we can find a couple who has disappeared … Continue Reading →

My Ancestor Communities on Ancestry

One of Ancestry’s features, when you do a DNA test, is Communities. These communities are part of your DNA Story or Ethnicity and are included in the price of your … Continue Reading →

More about the 1950 US Census

On April 1st, the 1950 US Census was released. That started the clock for each of the big-name genealogy companies, Ancestry and MyHeritage, to get working on giving us the … Continue Reading →

Searching The 1950 Census.. It’s Arrived

As a Canadian, the most recent census that I can find my family in is the Prairie Provinces Census in 1926. This census was conducted only in the western provinces, … Continue Reading →

My Five Favorite RootsTech 2022 Presentations

With over 1500 sessions at the 2022 RootsTech site, it’s hard to choose which ones I like the most. But recently, I was asked about my top five sessions that … Continue Reading →