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New App to Save Memories

What is Saving Memories Forever? Saving Memories Forever is a way to preserve memories of family for a lifetime using technology.  It’s time to toss the time capsule and get out the smartphone. The system has two parts: A smartphone app and a website.  Subscribers use the smartphone app to record the stories and use the website to manage the stories. The recording is easy, mobile, and fun. Using the app, the recorded stories are easy to upload.  Subscribers then manage their stories on the website, adding tag words for easy story searching ..plus the extras such as photos, recipes, and … Continue reading →

The Worst Genealogy Blog of the Year

Many genealogists take time out of their research to work on their very own, personal, genealogy blog. While some of these blogs are entertaining, informative, and inspirational, others are a chore to try and read. Here are some tips to keep your blog from being deemed “the worst genealogy blog of the year”. Anyone can make a blog. There are several websites that will let you sign up and instantly start creating a blog about whatever topic you like for free. This is both good and bad. It allows every genealogist who desires to make a family history blog the … Continue reading →

What are Your 2013 Genealogy Resolutions?

Typically, a New Year’s Resolution involves a goal that you intend to work toward in order to improve your life in the year ahead. Have you ever made a genealogy related New Year’s Resolution? If so, are you working on it, (or have you already given up that goal)? In the time that I have been writing for the Genealogy blog at Families.com, I’ve made a couple of genealogy resolutions at the start of the year. So far, I have completely abandoned all hope of achieving each one of them rather quickly, and have yet to reach those goals (whatever … Continue reading →

Minnesota Genealogy Resources

Minnesota has more than one official nickname. When I searched for the state’s nickname on Google, it said that one of them was “The Gopher State”. What do gophers and genealogists have in common? They both do a whole lot of digging! Here are some Minnesota genealogy resources that you can dig through in order to find out more about your ancestors who lived in “The Gopher State”. FamilySearch has a Wiki page about the state of Minnesota. There are links for each and every county in Minnesota. Click on any of them, and it will bring you to a … Continue reading →

Massachusetts Genealogy Resources

Massachusetts is called “the Bay State”. Are you looking for information about your ancestors who once lived in the state of Massachusetts? Here are a bunch of online genealogy resources that can help you. Most of them are free to use. Internment.net has cemetery records online. You can start by putting your ancestor’s name into the search engine at the top of the page. Or, you can select one of the counties in Massachusetts that you want to browse through. Most counties have a link that connects to records from cemeteries within the county. If there is no link, it … Continue reading →

Evertalk has a New iPhone App

Evertalk is a company that will let you create a living tribute or a memorial website for a family member on Facebook. It can also be used for fundraising campaigns. Or, you can use the Evertalk website, instead. There now is an Evertalk iPhone app that you can use to access Evertalk pages. It is becoming more and more common for people to create an online memorial for their loved ones who have passed away. This is often done in addition to the traditional obituary that is printed in the local newspaper. Today, genealogists dig through old newspapers in order … Continue reading →

Are You Looking For A Fascinating Genealogy Read?

The weather is starting to get chilly and wet, and there are fewer and fewer nice days to go play outside. While you may think that this is a great time to put in some additional hours of genealogy research, it is also a great time to find yourself an interesting genealogy – themed book to read just for the fun of it. If you are looking for an interesting diversion from researching and learning new techniques and strategies, then you may want to check out “Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA” by Richard … Continue reading →

Ancestry.com Has Acquired 1000memories

Ancestry.com has announced on their blog that they have acquired 1000memories, Inc., makers of the ShoeBox app. The entire 1000memories team will join Ancestry.com. Another announcement states that there will be a new version of ShoeBox for iOS that connects to Ancestry.com. One of the most popular names in genealogy is Ancestry.com. People who have absolutely no interest whatsoever in genealogy will still recognize the name, (mostly due to their connection to the “Who Do You Think You Are?” television show). Ancestry.com has been in the news lately regarding the potential sale of the company. 1000memories Inc., is the company … Continue reading →

Getting Started at RootsTech 2013

RootsTech 2013 will be taking place in March. It is a great big conference for genealogists and developers of the technology that genealogists will use. This year, they are doing something new called “Getting Started”, which is designed to help beginning genealogists. It may seem as though March of 2013 is far away. It is going to arrive faster than might be expected for genealogists who are interested in attending RootsTech 2013. “Early Birds” that buy their tickets right away will enjoy a discount on admission prices. It isn’t a bad idea to try and reserve a hotel room in … Continue reading →

What Are Your Favorite Genealogy Websites?

Genealogists can easily set up their very own genealogy blog. The hard part is figuring out what to put in it. Sometimes, it is best to go with what you know. Write about your favorite genealogy websites. You use them all the time, so it won’t be difficult to discuss them in your genealogy blog. Your genealogy blog can be whatever you want it to be. Some genealogists focus on blogging only about their research techniques, and the results of each effort. Others like to include mostly photos with a few sentences that describe the ancestors who are in the … Continue reading →