Preserve Your Family Photos…Preserve Your Family History
An easy way to scan and preserve your family photos to keep family memories safe for the future generations. Use the Photomyne app to start scanning photos! [This post is sponsored by Photomyne. I did receive a complimentary subscription however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Be assured I only recommend products/services that I use and think you would like too. Read my disclosure policy and privacy policy. ] It all started with this photograph. I knew who the older woman was. That’s Clara Holt Haley, my great-great grandmother, I had no idea who the man and the little boy were. I was new to genealogy and…
How To Find NEW Records on the BIG Four (4) Genealogy Databases
Are you regularly checking the big four genealogy databases for newly added records? If not, you are missing out on potential clues to finding your ancestors. I missed some important genealogy clues early on in my genealogy research and wasted research time needlessly. Why? Because new records were added to the genealogy databases such as Ancestry.com and FamilySearch, and I did not know about those. Rookie mistake, right? I don’t want this to happen to you, my friend. Let’s Talk About the Genealogy Databases Genealogy researchers refer to FamilySearch, Ancestry, FindMyPast and MyHeritage as “The Big 4” in terms of genealogy databases. Genealogy databases in general will update regularly with…
How To Organize Bookmarks in Chrome For Genealogy Research
Streamline your genealogy research by learning how to organize bookmarks in chrome! Tips to make you a more efficient genealogy researcher. Organizing our genealogy research seems to have been a popular topic on researchers minds lately. It’s been on mine, too, but I’m an organizing junkie. [I know, that’s weird!] Anyhoo….. have you considered your bookmarks on your computer? I used to have a bad habit of bookmarking a website and just saving all my bookmarks in the general bookmark folder on my Google toolbar. Could I ever find – or remember – what I had bookmarked? Of course not! So, I fixed that little problem and streamlined my genealogy…
Seeking Connection: The Importance of Family History
Seeking connection through family history is the goal of genealogy researchers. Learn how to get started finding your ancestors. Family can mean different things to different people. For some, it means to be with people who understand and accept you unconditionally. For others, it is strictly those to whom they have a biological connection. Some of us don’t have ideal families, while others couldn’t imagine their life without family. Most often, though, it’s a mixture of each of these types of relationships. When I think about my most ideal family relationships, I think of my dad’s Germans-from-Russia Mennonite cousins, double cousins, aunts and uncles, grandparents… you get the idea. It’s…
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