Have Your Ancestors Been Included in the Wall of Honor?
Posted Nov 9, 2007
Honoring our Ancestors There are many ways to honor our ancestors. The best way is by living a life that would make them proud. Other ways we can honor our ancestors include: Preserving their memories and histories Collecting their information into a book Passing on their wisdom Keeping a united family and preserving family ties [...]
Were Your Ancestors in the News?
Posted Nov 8, 2007
Where your ancestors involved in politics and major events of the day? Were they heroes or horse thieves (hopefully not)? Back in the days before the television and the Internet, newspapers and post was how official news traveled. Now you can “travel” back in time and view archives from many different newspapers. You’ll defienlty learn [...]
Using Google Earth to View Where your Ancestors Lived
Posted Nov 7, 2007
Did your ancestors originate from England, but you lived in New York your whole life. Did they come from places around the world that you’ve never seen, and may never get to visit? Get Ready to Visit Your Ancestors’ Home Lands Now you can visit the places where your ancestors came from by using a [...]
She Has Her Father’s Eyes
Posted Nov 6, 2007
Ever have someone comment that a baby has the eyes of one of her parents (not literally we hope) or that she looks just like her grandma (when she was younger we hope). Ever wonder where the real resemblances are? Now you can know for sure. Using the Look-alike-Meter from MyHeritage.com you can create a [...]
Free Genealogy and Family History Classes
Posted Nov 5, 2007
Isn’t it funny how we come across resources serendipitously? You think you know of resources that are out there to help you with your family history, and then you come across something that pleasantly surprises you because of its usefulness and makes you doubly happy because the resource is free. This, could be one of [...]
Map your Family History – Literally
Posted Oct 27, 2007
Did your ancestors come from Europe, Asia, or Africa? Have they always lived in New Zealand, the United States, or South America? Many families have roots that span various different countries. Wouldn’t it be neat to have a map that showed where your different family lines came from and how they converge to be where [...]
Let the Internet Search Your Genealogy For You
Posted Oct 18, 2007
There’s only so much time in each day that we can search for genealogy. What if, just what if, there were ways to search for genealogy while you sleep, while you eat, or watch a movie? Surprise! There is a way to search for genealogy while you sleep. It’s free, and it almost couldn’t be [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
