ancestors
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The Return of WDYTYA
Jan 9
In four weeks the third season of Who Do You Think You Are? (WDYTYA) returns to the American prime time television network of NBC. It is set for Friday evenings at 8 p.m. Eastern and 7 p.m. Central starting on February 3, 2012. This show, which originated in the United Kingdom, has a celebrity embark on a journey of self-discovery as they atte...
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The Overlooked Female Ancestors
Jan 6
It is always great to find interesting databases and Internet sites established that assist the researcher in learning more about their ancestors, especially our female ancestors. This site titled Women Working 1800 - 1930 is done by the Harvard University Library - Open Collections Program. Women’s History is presented on the site in a vas...
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Images of the United Kingdom
Jan 4
Just like the United States National Archives has a wonderful collection of online images spanning many decades, so does the National Archives of the U.K. If a researcher has any family ancestors originally from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland this image library of the National Archives of the U. K. is well worth viewing. The imag...
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Preservation of Newspapers, Scrapbooks and Photos
Jan 2
Sometimes it can be amazing now long certain heirlooms we possess have lasted over the years. Yet, the question arises, how many have faded, been torn or even crumbled and lost to the ages? So that is why it is so important to make every effort to preserve those documents, photos and paper items now. Newspapers were never meant to last. They w...
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America’s Joyous Music. National Jukebox.
Dec 30
The Library of Congress has such a vast storehouse of all things relating to America’s people, events and history. Not to be forgotten is the collection of music that our ancestors played, danced, listened or sang to over the decades. At the online site for the Library of Congress is the National Jukebox with some 10,000 of the recordings anyone ...
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Native Americans
Dec 26
The Native American Indians can be a difficult research for family lineage. Today, numerous people claim to be ‘part-Indian’; however there were many years when it was not acceptable to say you had any Native Indian blood relations. People hid the fact they may have had a full-blood grandmother who was Cherokee or any other Indian tribe. Name...
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Christmas Traditions from Around the World – Part 1
Dec 23
In doing your family history research it is an opportunity to see how much your life style, briefs and traditions are influenced by the ethnic and cultural practices from other countries. What better opportunity than with the family favorite Christmas traditions. Here are some examples of customs at Christmas and where they originated. From Mexi...
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Your Ancestor — The Inventor
Dec 22
A great expanded updated search engine site done by Google is titled ‘Google Patents’ and it allows you to research for any and all patents submitted by any person in the United States from the 1790s to the present time. This is far more complete than earlier databases for patent searches. Its sources are the official United States Patent and...
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Zero in on an Ancestor
Dec 20
OK, you have worked on your family tree and have the pedigree chart in good shape with numerous names, dates and locations. The next step is to zero in on just one ancestor. That person could be a grandmother, a great uncle, your father or a great-great-great grandmother; any one relative who intrigues you the most can be selected. Start by ke...
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FamilySearch & YouTube
Dec 18
With the newer technology it has become so simple and convenience to view on your home computer or on a mobile device short videos. The FamilySearch site (connected with the Family History Centers --- Latter-Day Saints Church of Salt Lake City) have now begun producing some interesting instructional short videos which are viewed through the YouTu...