In my last post I discussed the value of cemetery records and how to find them. Today I want to talk about clues that can be discovered in the cemetery and on the gravestones themselves. Clues Found In Cemeteries "Detzel Family Plot, Ridgeline ...
Beyond Find a Grave: How to use Cemetery Records in your Research
I am currently preparing for the ICAPGen Level 2 & 3 testing. One of the things I am doing to prepare is creating a Genealogy Research Reference Guide. The creation of this guide will serve me in three ways: first, I'll be studying and learnin ...
Learn More About Mid-Atlantic Research With These RootsTech Connect Presentations
RootsTech Connect was amazing! Were you a part of the 1.1 million people who participated? My favorite part of the RootsTech Connect weekend was connecting! Thanks so much to those of you who reached out with questions and comments about my presen ...
RootsTech Connect Starts Tonight!
It’s here! RootsTech Connect officially begins at 9 pm Mountain Standard Time (GMT-7) tonight. I’m so excited to be involved in this historic event as a presenter, ambassador, and participant. Be sure to add my presentation “3 Easy Ways to Document ...
Video Presentation: 5 Ways to Do Family History in 5 Minutes
A couple of years ago I created a presentation called 5 Ways to do Family History in 5 Minutes. I presented it at least a dozen times the following year. COVID put an end to my in-person presentations, and I have been meaning to create a video pres ...
5-Minute Family History: Have Fun With Photos
Looking at photos is a great way to recall memories and to begin telling family stories. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but only those who have memories associated with the photos will be able to really bring the photos to life for fu ...
Family History on the Go: Using RecordSeek Mobile
In a previous post, I demonstrated how the browser extension RecordSeek can help you quickly attach sources from outside websites to FamilySearch and Ancestry. RecordSeek offers a mobile option so that you can easily attach sources to your tree anyt ...
5-Minute Family History: Learn About Your Name
Do you know why your parents gave you your name? If you have children, why did you give them their names? Learning about your name can bolster your sense of identity and connect you to your ancestors. FamilySearch has created a couple of activitie ...
Use RecordSeek to Quickly Record a Website as a Source at FamilySearch and Ancestry
When you are working on your family tree in FamilySearch, attaching records discovered within FamilySearch is easy using their source linker. The same goes for Ancestry - attaching records found within Ancestry to your Ancestry tree is quick an ...
Register Today for RootsTech Connect
Have you registered for RootsTech Connect? This is a virtual family conference to be held February 25-27, 2021, and will the largest family history conference in the world. The best part about it is that it is 100% free. Whether you are a new gene ...