Google for Genealogists

Last summer I read that Google had wonderful ways of helping Genealogists discover information. Lisa Louise Cooke wrote a book called “The Genealogists Google Toolbox” that I first heard about on Family Tree University.  Family Tree University is now offering a limited amount of her book, a webinar, and other goodies for Genealogists to expand [Read On]

Family Tree Maker 2012

There are many sites out there that meet several different needs for every Genealogist. All of them have added features that include web sharing. A few years back I searched for genealogy software that offered photograph and Web design features. Preserving my families photos is very important to me. There is so much that I [Read On]

Free Week at Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com is holding another free week to seek out your Ancestors. Connect with others to get this needed information. Search all the Immigration and Travel Records at Ancestry.com

Sharing Memories, Solving Mysteries

. At 1 AM as we were putting everything away I noticed an envelope from Bubbles- Edna. She has worked very hard on the family tree from the Durbin side and has shared with everyone the same information. Or we thought. We opened it and right away there was the Obituary and copies of old [Read On]

My Memories Digital Scrapbooking Giveaway!!!!!- Closed

I am SO EXCITED to be hosting a giveaway for         My Memories Digital Scrapbooking!!!! I have used My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking in the past, long before I got my current laptop. Still use it occasionally on my Dinosaur desk top that runs Windows 2000, yes OLD! Between my desk top, Laptop, external hard [Read On]

101 Brick Wall Busters Part 2

Nancy Ola and Gip Akin with their two eldest children Joy and Roy Akin Returning to the Brick Wall Busters, the next three steps will really help you.  4. Identify your Sources, make a list of sources that you could find the information you need. Not only is family a great source for records, especially [Read On]

101 Brick Wall Busters

A few months back I took a wonderful course through Family Tree University, called 101 Brick Wall Busters. It is something that happens when researching our family. Records are lost, destroyed in fires, or never even existed. Record keeping wasn’t as wide spread in the early days of our Nation, many areas never kept records [Read On]