Tuesday Deals

It’s been awhile since I shared some of the many specials through Living Social and Groupon. Now that Black Friday is around the corner, this is a perfect time to grab these deals. This weekend I was able to take our family to an Get Air promotion for 6 people, 1 hour and only $28. [Read On]

25% off Family Tree Maker

Ancestry.com will be running a 25% OFF promotion for Family Tree Maker 2012 and Family Tree Maker Mac 2 today through December 12th. They also have special for scrapbooking your Genealogy, save 20% off your family history photobook.

25% off Family Tree Maker

Ancestry.com will be running a 25% OFF promotion for Family Tree Maker 2012 and Family Tree Maker Mac 2 today through December 12th. They also have special for scrapbooking your Genealogy, save 20% off your family history photobook.

25 % off Family Tree Maker

Ancestry.com will be running a 25% OFF promotion for Family Tree Maker 2012 and Family Tree Maker Mac 2 today through December 12th. They also have special for scrapbooking your Genealogy, save 20% off your family history photobook.

ICAPGen Conference

This weekend is the ICAPGen.org Genealogy Conference. ICAPGen.org is where Genealogists can obtain their Accreditation in Genealogy. There are Genealogists for Hobby, Accredited Genealogists, and Certified Genealogists. My overall goal is to become a Certified Genealogist through the Board of Certified Genealogists.  When I made this decision there were three books I bought to help [Read On]

Research made easier

Researching your family history can be challenging at times. When I first was learning to do research with my Grandma, it meant contacting record departments, and visiting libraries. Now you can connect almost instantly with relatives via the internet. Ancestry.com and other sites has made sharing information much easier. You can Try Ancestry.ca FREE for 14 [Read On]

Cemeteries going Digital

For the past few years I have been volunteering for digital online Cemetery organizations such as Findagrave.com, and Namesinstone.com. Both places work with volunteers to preserve data and photograph headstones of cemeteries. Preserving these burial spots are very difficult  at times. Records change, information is lost, and headstones do not last forever. When my Grandma [Read On]

October is Family History Month

Happy Monday, it is amazing that the year is nearly over. October is Family History Month, and with the Holidays around the corner there will be plenty of time to share memories, both past and present with family. This year I met a distant relative through my Grandfather Tryon’s side. We have been exchanging information [Read On]

Mastering Ancestry.com

This month Family Tree Store mega kit is Mastering Ancestry.com. Each month Family Tree has wonderful kits that are perfect additions to your Genealogy Collection. This months collection includes:   Ancestry.com Web Guide Digital Download Start with this comprehensive 8-page guide before you dive into the detail! The Ancestry.com Web Guide gives you: an in-depth [Read On]

1940’s US Census Index Program

It has been a little while since the the project has ended, boy it was a FUN project.. It left me wanting more documents to transcribe. I honestly love browsing through old papers and seeing how similar our lives are to those from decades ago.  All of 1940’s US Census records are available to view [Read On]