Have you ever been stuck, not knowing how to extend your immigrant ancestor's pedigree? The FamilySearch Research Wiki states, "Finding an immigrant ancestor's place of origin is the key to finding earlier generations of the family. It provides ...
Win a Free Pass to RootsTech 2020
Christmas is coming early for one of my lucky followers! As a RootsTech Ambassador, I have been given a RootsTech 2020 4-day pass (that's a $299 value) to give to one of you! This pass includes the following: Over 300 classes Keynote / General ...
Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestors: Passenger Lists
This is the second in a three-part series, "Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestors." Last week I talked about naturalization records. Next week I will discuss finding your immigrant ancestor's village of origin. Today, I am addressing passenger lists. ...
Gratitude and Thanksgiving
I can't believe it's almost Thanksgiving! It's my favorite holiday, and I am looking forward to spending time celebrating everything I am thankful for with extended family this week. I have a gratitude project I will be completing over the nex ...
Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestors: Naturalization Records
Do you have immigrant ancestors? I recently completed a project that included immigration as an element. It was a fun project, and I wanted to share what I have learned about tracing immigrant ancestors. Today I will start with the most r ...
Reflection: Research Like a Pro With DNA Study Group
The last two weeks have been busy ones! The bulk of my time was spent completing the report for my Research Like a Pro with DNA study group. It was exciting to organize everything I had discovered and write an analysis and conclusions along with fu ...
What’s on the Menu? Foods From Grandma’s Kitchen
Today is my Grandma Stevens' birthday. My sister-in-law reached out a few days ago to ask what some of Grandma's favorite foods were so she could serve some of them to her family in honor of Grandma today. What a great way to pass on food tradition ...
Family History Consultant Resources
I have been busy following my research plan for the Research Like a Pro with DNA study group this week. Research planning really makes a project flow smoothly. As I worked, I had my research log open on one screen, and my plan open on the other. Be ...
5 Reasons to Attend Roots Tech
Registration for RootsTech 2020 is now open. Will you be there? #rootstech #genealogy
I Love That I Can Work From Anywhere
One of the things I love about working as a genealogist is that I can work from anywhere! All I need are my laptop and an internet connection and I'm good to go. This week my husband was attending a conference in Las Vegas and I tagg ...