DNA is a hot topic and people are realizing that there is a lot to learn about their results and going beyond the ethnicity and medical to find relatives and learn more about family history. Involvement in a DNA Interest Group is one way to look at the DNA numbers and collaborate with others on DNA. Here’s a recent…
Fact: DNA data can be difficult to understand and work with. Myth: You need a Ph.D. to learn how to use DNA data. On the Famicity blog, we occasionally discuss DNA and how it’s an important part of genealogy and family history research. So you take a test, you get your basic results, what else can you do with…
Genealogy research can be a challenging but very rewarding hobby. We all have our reasons, methods and practices when it comes to research. The internet provides us with many tools to help us but errors happen, details are missed and sometimes we just need help organizing records. One great new tool I recently discovered is Evidentia. This blog interviews…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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…
Kids today are more into technology, videos games and other stuff more than they could be about family time. It’s unfortunate that they seem to know more about the celebrities on TV and their favorite video game characters than they do about their own families. With a little help, you as a parent or grandparent can enlighten them on…
