How to Organize your direct line in excel Spreadsheet If there is one thing I have learned over the past 35 years of doing genealogy work, it is that ORGANIZATION IS KEY!! about 20 yearsContinue reading
What is a community tree? A community tree is a lineage-based family tree based on reliable record sources. They are usually from a specific time period, or geographic locality. In community trees you will findContinue reading
The newly remodeled Family History Library in SLC will reopen on July 6th Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah In Salt Lake City, Utah at Temple Square , sits an amazing building. The Family History Library atContinue reading
32 million new records FAMILY SEARCH? TAKEN FROM FAMILYSEARCH.ORG "FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in April of 2021 with nearly 32 million new indexed family history records and over 3 million digital images fromContinue reading
Have you ever heard someone say "I have my Family Tree all the way back to Adam" ? Just think about that statement for a minute. Can you REALLY trace your lineage all the wayContinue reading
When doing genealogy research there will be terms you consistently run across. Unsure of what they mean, or how to explain them? This glossary of terms will be able to help you understand the meaningContinue reading
Unlabeled Photos? Isn't that the worst? Imagine you have a collection of vintage photos in your possessions that you want to assign to your tree. But when you go to work, it seems to beContinue reading
In perusing the internet doing some research I came across this graphic from gotgenealogy.com. I really like this list, they make sense. So, what are some of the other Golden Rules we should abide by?Continue reading
Here is the October Indexing audit over at FamilySearch. This is taken directly from the Family Search Blog: "FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in October of 2020 with over 23 million new indexed familyContinue reading
Old Newspapers can be a treasure trove of information when searching for something on your ancestors. People used to put EVERTHING in print, and it is out there waiting to be found. Graphic from GenealogyContinue reading
