Oct 17
Heirlooms represent family wealth, history and memories and we feel fortunate if some exist in a family. These are treasured artifacts once used by an ancestor. We covet them, but often for different reasons. Some individuals like specific items such as a complete silver service because of its monetary value. That goes for gold jewelry, always a fa...
Oct 15
If you have information on your third and even fourth great-grandparents who were born well over 110 years ago, you may just be able to find some ancestors who are missing from your family tree. Examine the families who descend from your third and fourth great-grandparents to begin a search for children in these families. You could find some inform...
Oct 15
Want to learn more about genealogy from the comfort of your own home? YouTube has genealogy resources. Videos on YouTube are free and easy to access. Here are a few genealogy related YouTube channels to start with. Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems Lisa Louise Cooke is the host of the Genealogy Gems podcast. You can find her genealogy rela...
Oct 14
RootsTech 2017 will take place in February of 2017. You can register for it right now. There are a variety of different options to choose from. A good way to determine what type of RootsTech pass you need is to take a look at the RootsTech Pass Comparison charts. Do you want to attend RootsTech, or do you want to attend it and the Innovator Summ...
Oct 13
FamilySearch has made it a little bit easier for people to find information about their ancestors. They have added 141 million new ancestor hints to their FamilySearch Family Tree. FamilySearch will let you know when it thinks it has found a record that could be about your ancestor. How does hinting work? FamilySearch has built a cloud of dat...
Oct 13
With over 200,000 digitized genealogy and family history publications, FamilySearch.org, has the archives of some of the most important family history libraries in the world. The collection includes family histories, county and local histories, genealogy magazines and how-to-books, gazetteers, and medieval histories and pedigrees. The FamilySear...
Oct 12
A DNA test takes a close look at your genes and gives you information about what those genes indicate. It is possible to learn from a DNA test if you have a gene that increases the risk of developing a specific disease. Researchers found that people are more influenced by the good news in their DNA test than by the bad news. A study was done b...
Oct 11
Each month, Ancestry.com adds brand new information to its wealth of resources. In addition, they make it clear which of their collections has been recently updated. The easiest way to keep up with what's new is to view the Recent Collections list on the Ancestry.com website. The same list will tell you which of their collections have been updat...
Oct 11
The early United States Censuses (1790-1840) did not place a person's age, rather an age range. So it can be difficult to figure approximately year when a person was born. The Colonial Roots online site has done up a chart to assist you to figure those birth years. It breaks down what age range each census had. The one with the least was the first...
Oct 10
The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) has announced that their 37th National Conference will be held in October of 2016. It is geared for beginning to advanced family researchers. The AAHGS 37th National Conference will be held in the Westin Atlanta Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 13-16, 2016. Registration is re...
Oct 9
You might have a few family photos but you always wonder if there are additional ones. Many can be held by other relatives, a 3rd cousin in another part of the country. Some were part of family albums that have been in an estate sale and now are on eBay or in other locations. So to assist in finding some family photos or images of hometowns, busin...
Oct 8
MyHeritage has good news for genealogists who have ancestors from Finland. MyHeritage has added 33 million Finland Church Records to their collection. You can search those records for free. MyHeritage was founded by a team of people with a passion for genealogy and a strong grasp of internet technology. Their mission is to make it easier for ...
Oct 7
Genealogy workshops offer an excellent opportunity to learn more about genealogy. They are especially convenient when offered in the form of a webinar. It can also be fun to attend a genealogy workshop in person. The National Archives offers genealogy workshops nationwide. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation'...
Oct 7
You may have tried or even been afraid to attempt to work in depth on your family history. However, maybe all you needed were some clues of how to search. If you have family surnames that are quite common (Smith, Jones, Johnson, Williams, etc) you need to add some keywords to help in the search. Place the given name with the surname in quote marks...
Oct 6
Jefferson County Historical Society is doing something that genealogists will enjoy. They are holding a genealogy fair. A $5.00 donation is requested at the door of the event. The Jefferson County Historical Society is located in Watertown, New York. It was founded in 1886. The History and Genealogy Fair will take place on Saturday, Octobe...