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Eventually, every genealogist hits a stumbling block. What do I do now? Where can I find the information I need? What records have I missed? “In short, family research is a big Detective game.” To answer some of these questions, Continue reading When Your Ox is in the Ditch: Genealogical How-to Letters
Branching Out: Genealogy For 1st-3rd Grade Students: Lessons 1-30 is the forth and final volume in a series of genealogy primers for different age groups. Each primer is explicitly written with a specific audience in mind. Here are the other Continue reading Branching Out: Genealogy for 1st-3rd Grade Students
Branching Out: Genealogy For 4th-8th Grade Students: Lessons 1-30 is not only not your standard genealogy primer, but is also unique in its audience. Like all the volumes in this series, this book services a small age group in the Continue reading Branching Out: Genealogy for 4th-8th Grade Students
Having both written books and published many family histories for other, I can say the biggest stumbling block anyone will face is their own self doubt. Time and again, I heard people tell me they just didn’t feel like they Continue reading Genealogical Writing in the 21st Century: A Guide to Register Style and More
In her book Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, Elizabeth Shown Mills discusses successful research through a series of models. These models are outlined in Quicksheet: The Historical Biographer’s Guide to the Research Process. According to Mills, Continue reading Quicksheet: The Historical Biographer’s Guide to the Research Process
Tracing Your Civil War Ancestors is a collection of articles written by Civil War expert David A. Norris. These articles bring together Norris expertise on the War with his passion for genealogy. These articles examine all different types of records, Continue reading Tracing Your Civil War Ancestors
Branching Out: Genealogy for High School Students is not your standard genealogy primer. While the book is an excellent starter for family history, by its design it reads like a well-organized textbook. Instead of chapters, the book has lesson. Each Continue reading Branching Out: Genealogy for High School Students
Genealogy as a Pastime and Profession was published initially in 1930. The volume was written by one of the leading genealogists of the era, Donald Lines Jacobus. When the Second Revised Edition was published by Genealogical Publishing Company in 1968, Continue reading Genealogy as a Pastime and Profession
What happens once a genealogist learns the basics? What happens once a few names are on the lists? What happens when that first error is discovered or an expected namedoesn’t appear in a census? Sometimes dates don’t match or a Continue reading Smart Family History: Fast Track Your Family Research
Everything you ever wanted to know about genealogy research and the proverbial kitchen sink. At least everything you need to know to become an efficient intermediate level researcher can be learned from The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Genealogy, Third Edition. Continue reading The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Genealogy, Third Edition
Legacy Family Tree offers some of their popular webinars on CD. Their series of webinars, presented by professional genealogists, provide expert advice on areas from traditional genealogical research to make use of the latest technologies both for research and for Continue reading Building a Research Toolbox
Web seminars, or “Webinars,” have quickly become one of the most popular ways for professionals and companies to share information with large groups of individuals from across the country, or even around the world, without the high cost of travel. Continue reading Organizing for Success
I took the following quote from a book review I did back in September, 2011: “Crash Course in Family History, 4th edition, is the ultimate blend of utility and beauty. This colorfully-illustrated and artistically-designed book is as eye catching as Continue reading Family History Power Tools
Eventually, most genealogist come to realize that years of collected data, records, diaries, pictures, heirlooms, and more cannot endlessly pile up in boxes and still serve living or future generations. Organizing and sharing volumes of data in a practical and Continue reading Writing the Family Narrative
Learning to read and use U.S. Federal Census Records is probably the most critical skill almost a genealogists can learn for research the past 230 years. Each census attempts to identify every person tied to a family and a residence. Continue reading Genealogy at a Glance: U.S. Federal Census Records