It’s not a genealogy research secret that census records are extremely helpful when learning about our ancestors. They provide names, relations, occupations and where they lived. If you can find the records, they also provide underlying details of where ancestors may have moved to throughout their lives. How do census records from the past work with resources of today such as…
Are you German? Have you ever been to an Oktoberfest? And, no, that isn’t a misspelling. Oktoberfest is a German festival filled with beer, pretzels, lederhosen, and fun music. As part of our Discovering Heritages from Around the World series, let’s learn about Oktoberfest
Sometimes in our genealogy and family history research, we come across a family crest or coat of arms. It’s a symbol of what the family stood for at one point in time. It’s a piece of the celebration of accomplishments and identification. John Lehman is the owner of Coadb.com and has spent decades researching and collecting coats of arms…
Yesterday as I was browsing at a local antique store, I came across a book published in 1993 by authors Bob Greene and D. J. Fulford. This book, titled “To Our Children’s Children”, is a nice complement to our blog on Have the Talk of a Lifetime. While to some of us, 1993 wasn’t that long ago but it…
Famicity is about preserving the family story so that it can be passed on to future generations. How many times have you heard “If only I had asked grandpa about his life” or “I wish I knew what to ask”? It’s too often that we don’t ask the questions before it’s too late. We may not realize time is…
In this previous blog, I discussed why you may want to split your family tree and the steps to do it. It’s not as hard as you might think. Now, how do you merge multiple trees that you may own and manage? This is a common question we get from our users.
During your genealogy research and building your family tree, there might come a time when you might find it beneficial to split off specific branches to improve your research or to play around with different techniques without damaging your main tree. Splitting your family tree isn’t easy to do but it’s absolutely possible.
