Five Ways to Create an Online Tribute
Posted Nov 19, 2007
So, you want to honor a family member or the memory of an ancestor. In the past, available options were to create a book about the individual, throw a party, or make a scrapbook. Now, those things can all be done and preserved online. The benefit is that family members and friends all around the [...]
How to Free up 30 Minutes of Time for Family History
Posted Nov 13, 2007
Ever feel like you’d like to spend more time on genealogy but just don’t have the time? You’ve probably heard time and time again that we can’t get more time. There’s only 24 hours in a day. It’s how we manage those 24 hours that gets us into trouble. Below are a number of ideas [...]
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 [...]
