The Louisa Trask Research Project Continues…..
The struggle is real with this research project. In September of 2016, I introduced the blogging community to Louisa Trask in this blog.
Genealogy
Discovering DNA Testing – Opening New Doors to Genealogy Trees – Part 2
It’s 2018 and we are learning more than ever from our DNA. In “Discovering DNA Testing – Opening New Doors to Genealogy Trees – Part 1“, I explained how DNA testing helps us understand our medical background, genetic traits, heritage and finding distant relatives. Here’s a summary of how we can use our DNA to find family and relatives.
Friendly Reminder: Your Life Story is Important!
“Your life has value and this is something that you should record, not only for yourself but for your family so your life story can live on. “ ~Tom Ladegaard, founder of Eternal Roots
Using Technology to Map the Lives of Our Ancestors
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…
Learning About Coat of Arms from Coadb.com
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…
These Family History Preservation Authors Knew What the Deal Was
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…
Merge Your Family Tree
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.
Split Your Family Tree
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.
Cause and Effect in Genealogy
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. ~ Sir Isaac Newton Cause and effect can be described as a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others. We plant a seed, give it water, it grows into a beautiful flower. We stub our toe, it hurts. We go outside when it’s hot, we’re going to sweat. Basically, one thing happens because of an action…. good and…
What’s in a Middle Name?
All genealogists know the value of a person’s last name and how important a first name is in finding out who is who in your family tree. But what about a middle name? There is great value in the middle name and they can be an important tool in your genealogy search. So, what’s in a middle name? How…
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