SCOTLAND HERE WE COME! My husbands family come from Scotland. My maternal grandfathers side hail from Scotland as well. In our DNA breakdown we both have a high amount of Scottish running through our veins.Continue reading
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
You have been given the ultimate trust... Great Grandmas Vintage china set. You promise yourself that you will be the best steward over her dishes...then one day the unthinkable happens. CRRAAACCCKKK... calm down, dont panic!!Continue 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
Old photographs can be persnickety. They don't like too much light. They don't like hot, and they don't like Cold. Moisture and humidity is their worst enemy, and don't even THINK about writing on themContinue 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
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
Seems like everyone has that box of photos in their house from grandma and grandpa that is a collection of people, events and miscellaneous. You organize, label, upload and then what? There HAS to beContinue reading
If you are doing genealogy research for ancestors that lived in the United States, sometimes the paper trail can get really thin. Our search can seem to reach a dead end. Maybe you have triedContinue reading
