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 [...]
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 [...]
Creating Family History Stories from Only Places and Dates
Posted Oct 1, 2007
The further back we go when researching ancestors, inevitably, the less information we find. For many ancestors, the only information we have about them is dates of birth and death and the place/location references where such events took place. However, don’t feel like you’ll never get a glimpse of your ancestors thoughts and feelings. There [...]
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 the [...]
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 [...]
