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More Mid-January Courses at Family Tree University

In a previous blog, I pointed out several online genealogy courses from Family Tree University that will be starting in mid-January. Today, I have more! I also found a code you can use to save some money on the cost of the courses. Family Tree University is the learning portion of Family Tree Magazine. It isn’t an accredited college, and their classes won’t be included as credit towards your major. Instead, they offer classes that genealogists of all levels, from brand new beginner, to seasoned veteran, will find useful and interesting. There is a code you can use to save … Continue reading →

Discovering Your Family Tree Online

Family is one of the most important units in a community. With extensive migration of the family in need of enhanced professions and ease it is a rare indulgence for cousins to network with each other and know concerning every one of them. But family trees having family details can be formed online and it has assisted to unite cousins. Websites provide tools to people to offer their family details which their cousins distant and close to living over the entire world can search and eventually unite online. Online family tree has assisted persons to locate their cousins, grandparents, uncles … Continue reading →

Great Green Reads

Earth Day’s mission to increase environmental awareness means very little to young children, unless you make it relevant. Fortunately, there are a slew of kid-friendly books available to drive home the importance of preserving our planet.  The following affordable titles prove that you don’t have to spend a ton of green to go green: The Berenstain Bears Go Green “Going green isn’t hard to do. It’s good for the earth and me and you, too!” Who better to show kids how to take care of the earth’s precious natural resources than the Bear family? After all, the cuddly clan not … Continue reading →

“Getting Started” – Day Three of RootsTech 2013

“Getting Started” is a brand new track of presentations and workshops for beginning genealogists. This is a good way for beginning genealogists to jump into RootsTech and learn a lot about genealogy! Here is some of what to expect on Day Three of RootsTech 2013. RootsTech 2013 will take place on March 21, 22, and 23 of 2013. Each of the three days will have a whole lot going on, including special “Getting Started” presentations and workshops for beginning genealogists. If you are attending all three days, then you won’t miss a thing. However, if you are getting a 1-Day … Continue reading →

Genealogy Podcast Roundup – Week of May 28, 2012

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Once a week, the Genealogy Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that focus on a wide variety of genealogy related topics. This is where to go to see if your favorite genealogy podcast has released a brand new episode. It also is where to find genealogy podcasts that are new to you. Genealogy Guys released episode number 237 on May 27, 2012. In this episode, hosts Drew and George go over some genealogy news. This includes: an announcement that they will be at the Southern California Genealogical Society’s Jamboree, new webinars from RootsMagic, updates from FamilySearch, additions … Continue reading →

The Baby Boomers Have Taken Up Genealogy

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The Baby Boomer Generation seems to have taken up a new hobby. They are becoming genealogists, collectors of family history, and keepers of the family photos. It is very likely that when this generation was much younger, they never would have guessed that this would be how they would be spending their time in their “old age”. People born between 1946 and 1964 are part of the Baby Boomer generation. This generation was born after WWII ended, and there are a lot of them. Hence, the name “Baby Boom”. This is the group that came of age during the rebellious … Continue reading →

Genealogy Leads Gwyneth Paltrow Back to Her Roots

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Genealogy is the study of family. It is a great way for you to learn more about your heritage. Sometimes, these kinds of discoveries can influence people to make changes about how they want to raise their children. Gwyneth Paltrow has announced that she is planning on raising her children in the religion that reflects her family’s heritage. The popular genealogy television program called “Who Do You Think You Are?” has recently completed its Second Season. You can watch several of the episodes from that season on the NBC website right now, (as well as many clips from the first … Continue reading →

Why Do You Do Genealogy?

Genealogy might be a hobby that you are passionate about, and your favorite way to pass the time. Have you ever taken a moment to think about what, exactly, compelled you to start doing genealogy? What fuels your desire to continue? The answers to these questions may be very personal, and will be different for each genealogist. You might do genealogy because you are searching for an answer. If you were adopted, you might be searching for your birth parents, and wondering if you have any half-siblings. If you gave a child up for adoption, you might be doing some … Continue reading →

Use the Free People Finder to Locate Relatives

The internet is an extremely valuable resource for genealogists. You can find information about your ancestors by using a popular genealogy search website. There are websites that focus on photographing graves, so that the images can be accessed, online, by the descendants of the people who were buried in those graves. There is a brand new tool called the Free People Finder, which is, as the name implies, completely free for genealogists to use. There are a lot of genealogists who use the internet as their primary resource for filling in their family tree. For many, it is because this … Continue reading →

Top 5 Mistakes Made by New Genealogists

Like many new genealogists, I made a lot of mistakes when I first began researching my genealogy. To help you avoid doing the same, I have come up with a list of the top 5 mistakes that new genealogists make. 5. Not Setting a Goal Before you begin researching your family tree, it is important that you set a goal and stick with it. Choose one line of ancestors to research, and get all the information that you can about that particular family. When you hit a brick wall (and cannot locate any more information), move on to a new … Continue reading →