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 [...]
Preserving Your Family History Documents
Posted Sep 29, 2007
Picture 50 years down the road. Seems far off, but just ask someone over 50 how fast the years flew by. Anyway, picture 50 years down the road and your children and grandchildren are trying to open the genealogy and family history documents you created. Oh, you were so proud to be the one to [...]
Stay connected with Family with Web Cams
Posted Sep 28, 2007
We’ve found a great little resource in staying connected as families. If you have family members that live far away, there’s nothing like seeing them in person. Well, now you can without the expensive plane ticket or long car ride. Best of all it’s free with just a few extra components. The tools you will [...]
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 [...]
