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“Newspapers are genealogy’s ‘hottest’ record group today and Cooke’s engaging writing teamed with helpful worksheets makes searching for them much easier.” The above is just one of many positive comments given about Lisa Louise Cooke’s book Everything You Need to Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About… How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers
Family History Tech Toolbox: Cutting-Edge Tools to Make Your Family History Research Easier, Faster, and More Fun is not just a long title; rather, it is an apt description for this eBook by Paul Larsen. The book is a fully-illustrated, Continue reading Family History Tech Toolbox
Almost anyone who has spent any serious time in family history knows the name William Dollarhide. He has authored 13 books and countless articles. He has also spoken at over 700 national and local events and societies in almost every Continue reading Dollarhide Numbering for Genealogists
Zap the Grandma Gap: Connecting with Your Family by Connecting Them to Their Family History takes an old idea and breathes new life into sharing family history. I don’t know many genealogists who haven’t complained about how difficult it is Continue reading Zap The Grandma Gap
Elizabeth Shown Mills is considered one of the most knowledgeable, if not the top expert, on research citation and verification. Her books, Evidence!: Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian and Evidence Explained and Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Continue reading Quicksheets for Citation and Problem Analysis
Whether the final stop or just a temporary host to wagon trains of passing pioneers, Nebraska was another stepping stone in the United States’ ever westward expansion. Nebraska become a state in 1867. Like other states, Nebraska has a long Continue reading Genealogical Research in Nebraska
It often began with a road. “Genealogists need to know the places their ancestors lived before they will have any success in finding records for a person. Most documents naming a person are still located near the place the person Continue reading A Genealogists’ Insta-Guide: Colonial Wagon Roads to 1750
Family Roots Publishing is offering German researchers a four-book package at a discounted price. Three of these books are by Fay and Douglas Dearden, with the final acting as an updated supplemental to one of the books. Together these books Continue reading German Records Research Package
A year ago I review True Miracles with Genealogy: Volume II. However, I never got around to reviewing the first volume, True Miracles with Genealogy: Help from Beyond the Veil. So, in proper genealogical order – start with the most Continue reading True Miracles with Genealogy: Help from Beyond the Veil
Ever hear the phrase, “Everything you ever wanted to know about _____ can be found here?” It’s a great exaggeration. I have even used it in conversations from time to time to highlight the value of some resource. Yet, I Continue reading They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records And Ethnic Origins
To this day, Willard Heiss, is considered one of the all time greatest genealogists. His 2009 election to the National Genealogical Society’s Hall of Fame, 21 years after his death, attests to his lasting memory and contributions to the field. Continue reading Working in the Vineyard of Genealogy
Originally created to help genealogists trace their Jewish ancestors through Europe, Where Once We Walked: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust has become a primary resource for finding original town and community names across Europe for Continue reading Where Once We Walked (Revised Edition)
There are not many book available on tracing Asian genealogies, and even fewer in the English language. This reason alone makes In Search of Your Asian Roots: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames a unique book. Add to this, a long Continue reading In Search of Your Asian Roots
How many fields of study does a genealogist need to become an expert in? Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. But be honest, the study of genealogy requires, to some degree, the study of history, sociology, anthropology, paleography, Continue reading Reading Early American Handwriting
Digital Images: Scanning, Editing, and Preserving Your Photos is just one webinar presented by Legacy’s own Geoff Rasmussen. With this video, the viewer can watch again and again, repeating the entire seminar or just those parts for which they need Continue reading Digital Images: Scanning, Editing, and Preserving Your Photos