Monthly Archive: July 2015

‘Mapiful’ Lets You Easily Create Your Own Custom Map Poster.

Check out Mapiful! I just discovered a very cool website. It’s called ‘Mapiful.’ The site provides the technology to quickly and easily create a beautiful 24″ x 18″ poster highlighting any location in the world. This would make a wonderful gift for any…
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My Puerto Rican Family Members Have Native American and African Blood in Them. And Bulgarian. And Romanian. How Does That Happen?

The use of genetic genealogy—in other words, DNA testing– has exploded in the past few years. Around the world, curious seekers are spitting into tubes and swabbing cheeks to help determine their heritage and find genetic cousins. Recently, three family…
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RootsTech 2016: I’m Meeting Betsy There. I Haven’t Seen Betsy Since 1984.

        In February of 2016, the sixth annual RootsTech national genealogy conference will be held in Salt Lake City. Last year’s event hosted almost 24,000 attendees. This coming year, I will be one of them. I’m excited….
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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 1: John Louis Laramore

In January 2014, blogger Amy Johnson Crow issued a challenge to readers called The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. The idea is to write about a specific ancestor each week for 52 weeks, to hopefully inspired blogger to write…
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Oak Grove Genealogy— the Story Behind the Name

Oak Grove Genealogy. The story. Picking a name for a blog is a bit daunting of an experience. Some of the existing sites have fun and whimsical names running across their banners, such as “(Mis)Adventures Of A Genealogist.” Some stem…
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