OneGreatFamily Quick Review
Posted May 28, 2011
Sometimes, searching for family history names can become drudgery. It can get so hard to just add one name to the family tree chart you’ve compiled. But it doesn’t have to be so hard. The Internet has made it so easy to collaborate family tree information and share that information. Now, there are tools that [...]
Ancestry.com – Quick Review – Choosing the Best Genealogy Software
Posted Sep 24, 2010
There are lots of genealogy and family history resources out there that you can choose from, and I’ve tried many of them, but one of the resources that I keep coming back to is found at Ancestry.com. One reason is because Ancestry has both free and paid for products and I’ve found lots of information [...]
Who do you think you are?
Posted Mar 3, 2010
Who do you think you are? A familiar question, one that is usually asked when you’re in trouble. However, this time, it takes a different meaning. Seven celebrities embark on a quest to answer the question, “Who do you think you are?” in a new television series on NBC. Of course, Ancestry.com on of the [...]
Put your Family History on the Map
Posted Jan 7, 2009
We’ve mentioned before that you can use Google Maps and Google Earth to map your family history, but now you can upload and map your family history in a big way with Ancestry.com’s new map tool. First, you’ll need to upload or enter some of your family history information into the Ancestry Family Tree Program [...]
Are Your Ancestors on the Wall?
Posted Nov 20, 2008
Many folks have an insatiable desire to research their roots to find out who they are and where they come from. Others, may be marginally interested if at all. Whether you consider yourself in one buck or the other, or something different. Few could argue that putting 510 ancestors (their names rather) on the wall [...]
Footnote introduces picture labeling and Vietnam Memorial Project
Posted May 14, 2008
Footnote.com (a genealogy website) has introduced a feature that allows visitors to upload pictures and then highlight select areas of the picture and add a description or note. Multiple people can add notes to a picture. For example, say you have a scanned photo of an old family photo but don’t know who’s in it. [...]
The Worst Baby Names Ever
Posted May 12, 2008
Wonder how ugly and unusual baby names can get? There are some crazy baby names out there, or should we say some crazy parents with weird ideas. Al Caholic, Anita Bath, Sloth Washington, Mayor Bland, and Gamble Moore are just a sampling of the names some poor folk had to endure during their lives. From [...]
Family Search Indexing – How do I Find Records?
Posted Mar 17, 2008
Thousands and thousands of individuals and families are contributing to the FamilySearch.org indexing project sponsored by the LDS Church. In essence, family history enthusiasts are given an image of a page from an old census and transcribe or “index” certain elements and records on the page so that the information can be searched by computer. [...]
Old Job Descriptions
Posted Mar 10, 2008
Ever researched census data and wondered what a husbandman is or what a cooper did? Many of our old records list occupations, and it can be a challenge sometimes when attempting to discover the definition of the listed occupation. Think about it, go back just 100 years and many of today’s jobs didn’t exist back [...]
Don’t Forget to Phone Home (for free)
Posted Mar 4, 2008
To create a great family history, you need to work on your family present (meaning the hear-and-now, not a birthday present). We can explore old records, search microfilm, and travel the world taking pictures of headstones, but if our own family relations in the present-day are not strong, all that hard work may fall by [...]
