30 Days to Keeping a Consistent and Meaningful Journal
Posted Oct 13, 2007
Some people are avid journal keepers while others have a very difficult time starting a diary. If you’re one of those that have trouble keeping a consistent journal, you’ve come to the right place. If you follow the instructions below, you’ll be on your way to creating a journal that will benefit you and your [...]
Family Coat of Arms – What is it? Do I Have One?
Posted Oct 11, 2007
The giant fire on the hearth crackles and burns as it casts dancing shadows across the stone floor and walls. Seated at the table, holding your leg of lamb in one hand and your goblet in the other, your eyes shift their gaze slowly upward from the flickers of the fire’s flame, up above the [...]
Is Your Family Superstitious?
Posted Oct 10, 2007
Did you or your ancestor ever kiss the blarney stone, fear the number 13, or throw salt to ward off evil? There are many interesting superstitions all across the world that have been handed down to us by our forefathers. Many superstitions are shared by various countries. Below, we’ve listed a few that perhaps you [...]
Free Genealogy Search Resources
Posted Oct 9, 2007
There are many fantastic resources on the web able to help you with your genealogy and family history searches; however many resources require some sort of subscription. What we’ve listed here are a number of free genealogy search sites and tools to help you with your research. Many free genealogy search sites require that you [...]
Family History vs. Genealogy
Posted Oct 9, 2007
In life, all we need is one more set of terms to define, distinguish, memorize, write books about, and then…forget. Perhaps you won’t forget, but I do; that’s why I have to write everything down. Here we go with two more terms: Family History and Genealogy. What’s the difference? Does it really matter? Wikipedia.org (a [...]
Cousin Relation Explanation
Posted Oct 8, 2007
Ever heard “he’s my second cousin twice removed” and wondered what it meant? Perhaps you’ll remember Pippin similarly explaining how he is related to Frodo Baggins in the motion picture The Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring. Family relation explanations can be quite difficult to follow; you can easily become lost [...]
Am I Related to Someone Famous?
Posted Oct 6, 2007
Ever wonder if you could be next in line to be king? You may be closer than you think. You could be related to other famous individuals as well. Perhaps they’ll write you into their will as an 8th cousin twice removed. You never know. Check out our Brand-New Step-by-Step Guide Are You Related to [...]
Creating an Official Family Association
Posted Oct 5, 2007
As we grow up, it’s inevitable that families drift apart after just a few generations. It’s quite understandable because new families are created as the family tree expands, and it’s hard to get together with the distant relatives.
However, one of the problems as the family tree expands is that Aunt Susie has family history information and keepsakes that Cousin Albert has never seen but would probably like to see.
Preserving Family History with Video
Posted Oct 4, 2007
As technology advances, more fantastic ways for sharing your family history and preserving your memories and stories are developed. One of the most amazing advances is video. Video is a powerful medium for expressing and preserving ideas. When you write something people can gather many different interpretations from the same text. They also interpret the [...]
LDS / Mormon Genealogy Quick Start
Posted Oct 2, 2007
Confused about where to start your LDS (Mormon) Genealogy research? Below, we have a few quick tips for you. Find out if the temple work has already been completed. It’s not fun to do the research, collect the names and dates from your own efforts only to find that the work has been done 17 [...]
