Helping the present understand the past
Ancestry succeeded in rocking the world of a large number of genealogists today with their surprise announcement that they would be retiring Family Tree Maker genealogy software at the end of 2015. Cue Chicken Little and hoards of unhappy genealogists bearing pitchforks and flaming torches. But hold fair citizens of Genealogy-land! All is not lost…
How many times have we heard that from someone? What was the score for that baseball game? Google it! How do you take care of an orchid? Google it! How do I locate my ancestors? Google it! Okay, no, it’s really NOT that easy (don’t all genealogists wish it was?) but Google can definitely be…
In my quest for learning as much as I can about all things genealogy-related I’ve taken to reading as many blogs as I can. Reading what others write about their experiences, successes and failures is not only educational but allows an outlet for sharing between genealogists and the opportunity to support and assist others who…
Growing up I can remember my grandparents spending hours sitting in front of the microfilm or microfiche readers at the Family History Center in Independence. I would watch them scroll from page to page. Occasionally they would even write something down. For the longest time I wondered what they were doing sitting in front of…
Welcome to another edition of Follow Friday. Today we’re looking at AK’s Genealogy Research. Annette’s blog was created for the same reason most of the amateur blogs were created – to document her research and progress. And that’s why I love these blogs. Blogs like AK’s Genealogy Research show the ups and downs and successes…