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 [...]
Preserving Your Library of Learning Part 2
Posted Mar 3, 2008
The type of books you read tell much about your personality. A personal library handed down from one of your ancestors can be a treasure without measure. However, not everyone in the family can benefit from receiving an ancestor’s library or books. We recently featured a website that lets you catalog the books that you [...]
Top 5 Ways to Preserve Family History with Audio
Posted Feb 20, 2008
Sounds, sounds, sounds. There are lots of sounds in this world, but none so unique or as appreciated as the human voice (I could possibly be biased however). Nevertheless, the most appreciated sounds/voices to you are probably those of your family members. That’s why it might not be a bad idea to preserve the family [...]
