Five Ways to Create an Online Tribute

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...

If You Could Talk to Your Future Self What Would You Say?

Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? What about travel into the future? There’s an easy way to do it…well sort of. One way the you of the present can make a time travel journey is by writing a letter to your future self to be opened in the future....

Have Your Ancestors Been Included in the Wall of Honor?

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...
Create a Map of Places You’ve Visited

Create a Map of Places You’ve Visited

Ever see a large map of the world posted on a wall with pins sticking out marking places that the person who posted the map had visited? Ever want a map to display your vacations or places you’ve lived? I did a while back and purchased a world map I started to...

Manage Your Life Story and Pictures

Many free tools exist to help families organize and share pictures online. Some tools organize family pictures through a family tree, others provide a place to store and share pictures in folders, and some resources let you organize pictures by location. Organize...

Map your Family History – Literally

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...