Master Genealogy Organization in an Hour with One Online Program
Genealogy organization. How important is it? If you’re trying to build an accurate family tree, the simple answer is very. Here’s how to accomplish it with one smart tool.
10 Free Genealogy Apps to Help You With Your Research
By Alexandra Mendez-Diez Technology has done a lot to make conducting our genealogical searches easier. There’s the obvious boon of increased access to nearly limitless resources, but there are a great many other ways in which technology can aid our research – from organizing what we find to digitizing and storing copies of photos. And …
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This May be the Fastest Way Ever to Scan Old Family Photos, and it’s Free
By Jodi Bash The digital age of photos gives us so much to be thankful for. Photos can be edited, shared, deleted, and ordered in a frame at the touch of a button. I am so used to this convenience that when faced with a physical copy of a picture it often takes me months …
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Is it Time to Start a Genealogy Blog? Here’s How and Why to Do It
Is it time that you put your family history research on a blog of your own? Here’s how to do it easily. Perhaps you’ve been doing research for months or years and you have a lot of wonderful information you’d like to share? Or maybe you just want a place to record your research progress …
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Sort, Scan, Share: How to NOT Drown in Family Memorabilia
By Jodi Bash Small piles of photos, letters, and other yellowed documents lined the living room walls. As I walked further into the house, I saw they also lined all available space in the kitchen and bedroom. “I want to throw it all away!” My client was overwhelmed with her extensive genealogy collection. She had …
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This Smart New Tool from Google is the Perfect Genealogy Research Assistant!
Online research is getting better and better every day. With new free websites, databases and research groups popping up everywhere, family historians have a seemingly endless supply of records and resources to help them uncover family details. But with all of the amazing information now available at our fingertips it can be difficult to keep track …
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These 3 Smart Devices Let You Record Genealogy Documents, Photos and Stories Anywhere
Have you ever been to a family gathering where someone unexpectedly pulled out an old family photo album or dusty box of records and you found yourself completely unprepared to record the treasures? How about a trip to a library or research center where you found way more great material than you expected, but could do little …
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Finally! A Super Easy, Visual Way to Organize Your Genealogy Data
One of the most important things a family historian can do is get organized. It makes research easier in the short term, and you’ll thank yourself repeatedly for it in the future. Many genealogists, including myself, use Evernote — which has both an excellent online and downloadable system for capturing data and organizing information. There is also …
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Ancestry Binders Bring Joy to Those with Memory Loss
Thanks to Susan Wallin Mosey for sharing this guest post. I had an epiphany this week, with the help of my co-worker Robin. Here it is: Ancestry binders can be wonderful gifts for those who have the memory loss that old-age dementia brings. It makes sense, really… It’s common knowledge that, as a person loses …
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