The majority of what I know about proper standards regarding genealogical research techniques I learned the hard way. I didn’t have anyone to teach me, so I made a number of mistakes and years later I am still fixing them….
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Last year, a cousin of mine walked up to me at a family funeral and handed me a little blue box as a gift. I opened it. Inside was a priceless item—priceless to me at least. Emotionally priceless. It was…
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30 Questions– A top priority for any family historian should be to preserve the oral history and stories of the persons in their lives still living, including parents, aunts and uncles, and especially elderly grandparents or great-grandparents. Taking the time…
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If the idea of creating a family tree brings you nothing but bewilderment, let me help you get started with my beginner’s tips to finding your ancestors. Together, we’ll build that tree. Gather What You Already Have: An easy starting…
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Tracing your family back for centuries can be prohibitively expensive, especially if you are needing to travel to distant locales to search for historical records. However, billions of records are now publicly available online and, fortunately, many of the companies…
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