Preserving Your Family History Documents
Posted Sep 29, 2007
Picture 50 years down the road. Seems far off, but just ask someone over 50 how fast the years flew by. Anyway, picture 50 years down the road and your children and grandchildren are trying to open the genealogy and family history documents you created. Oh, you were so proud to be [...]
Create a Family History Book
Posted Sep 29, 2007
Considering all the technology we have today, isn’t it crazy that someone would want to create a physical family history book? No way. There’s still something special about holding the information in your hands, and creating a bound book is a great way to do it.
Book Focus: You can focus your book [...]
It’s 11:00; does your Family Know Where Your Genealogy is Located?
Posted Sep 28, 2007
One important key of making sure you’re quick start in genealogy and family history has a good finish is by sharing with others where you’ve stored all of family history information. I’m sure no one wants to have all their work get stuffed in a box and lost at some point.
Quick Tip: Make [...]
Writing your Personal History
Posted Sep 28, 2007
The Hard Part - For some of us, sitting down and finishing a comprehensive personal history can be quite difficult. Notice that I said finish and not begin because it seems like we’re all very good at beginning things, but it’s the finishing that makes the difference. Well, here’s a way to write [...]
Stay connected with Family with Web Cams
Posted Sep 28, 2007
We’ve found a great little resource in staying connected as families. If you have family members that live far away, there’s nothing like seeing them in person. Well, now you can without the expensive plane ticket or long car ride. Best of all it’s free with just a few extra components.
The [...]
Keep Track of Family with a Free Family Website
Posted Sep 28, 2007
When was the last time you heard from cousin Billy? Perhaps more pertinent, when was the last time you found out what your brother is up to in Missouri?
Well, there are lots of tools to help us stay in touch, but even good tools like the phone and email have their limitations. One [...]
Free Family Tree Tool
Posted Sep 28, 2007
What’s a Family Tree? A family tree is a tool used to keep track of your ancestors. Many tools have nice little graphics to display your ancestry while others are purely text based and oh so ugly.
What Family Tree Tool to Use? There are many family tree tools out there today. You have [...]
Make Money with your Website or Blog
Posted Sep 28, 2007
Many people have asked the question, “How do I make money from my website or blog?”
There’s lots of different ways to make money with your website. Some people may not want to make money through/from their website but hey, running a good website takes a lot of time and in many cases it takes [...]
DNA Genealogy Research
Posted Sep 27, 2007
Many people have been talking about DNA Genealogy or Genetic Genealogy, and it’s catching on quite fast, but what exactly is it? How can you use it?
A spot on CNN viewable here http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2004/05/29/sieberg.out.of.africa.cnn highlights a business that helps African Americans trace their ancestry roots through DNA genealogy testing.
So what does DNA testing have to [...]
