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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
