I’m a blogger, so it sort of goes without saying that I like blogs. Every so often, I like to look around online and find different genealogy blogs that I have not yet read. Today, I found a great genealogy blog called Clue Wagon. You may want to go and check it out for yourself. Kerry Scott, the blogger behind Clue Wagon, is an executive – turned – professional genealogist who also happens to be the online editor at Family Tree Magazine. If you know anyone who thinks that genealogists are dry and boring, send them to Clue Wagon. Kerry … Continue reading →

Genealogists spend a lot of time researching details about the lives of their family members. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a simple way to record all those family stories that have been passed down over the years? There is an app called Saving Memories Forever that can help you to do that. Small children tend to enjoy hearing stories. Tell a preschooler a family story about their grandfather from when he was a young boy, and you are likely to be asked to re-tell that story again. Teenagers tend to grow tired of hearing the same old family … Continue reading →

Are you Irish? Were any of your ancestors Irish? There are some Irish genealogy resources that might help you find an answer to those questions. These resources will be available to genealogists in the coming year. There will be additional genealogy experts who will be able to provide a wide and comprehensive range of expertise for people who are looking for advice about, or help with, tracing their family tree. There is a joint collaboration between Eneclann and Ancestor Network in Ireland. The result is going to be wonderful for genealogists who have Irish ancestry. Soon, there will be more … Continue reading →

Are you a genealogist who is looking for something interesting to do this week? There could be a genealogy event, class, or conference located near where you live. Check over this list to see if has an event that will be taking place nearby. If not, then check your local newspaper’s website for more. On May 14, 2012, the Sheboygan County Historical Research Center, which is located in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, will hold a German Genealogy Work Day. Researchers will be available to answer questions and to guide you through research. The class starts at 1:00 in the afternoon, and … Continue reading →

There will be plenty of things for genealogists to check out at the upcoming Story@Home conference. It is going to be taking place March 9 and March 10, 2012, at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. Here are a few of the many classes that you can attend. The Story@Home 2012 conference is described as something “that will change the way you see your stories and the world”. It is to help genealogists to make connections with their family members in new ways. On both Friday and Saturday, from 8:30 in the morning, to 6:00 in the evening, there … Continue reading →

In the United States, February is Black History Month. This is the perfect month for genealogists to learn how to do research that will help them to learn more about their African-American ancestors. Fold3 is offering genealogists free access to their entire Black History record collection, for the whole month of February. Black History Month is a good time for genealogists to take a class, or attend a workshop, that teaches people the researching techniques that are required in order to find information about one’s African-American ancestors. Part of the difficulty with this type of genealogy is that the records … Continue reading →

You may know that ProGenealogists is the official genealogy research firm associated with genealogy giant Ancestry.com. What you may not know is that ProGenealogists has some great, free information for genealogy researchers available on its web site. For example, if you have Hungarian ancestry there is a page with quite a bit of useful information about tracing your Hungarian roots. Although I do not have any Hungarian ancestors, I decided to take a look at the Hungarian genealogy resources offered by ProGenealogists because it is similar to the offerings that they have made available for other nations. I found a … Continue reading →

Need some help filling in the missing pieces of your family tree? There is a genealogy website that can help you to do that. It is called OneGreatFamily, and it actually works on your family tree for you, while you are doing other things. It will even let you know when it finds new information. Genealogists, even amateur ones, spend countless hours doing research, gathering information, and putting together their family tree. There are going to be times when you have too many things going on in your life and are too busy to work on your genealogy research. Or, … Continue reading →