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Man Uses Google Earth to Find Long Lost Family

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Genealogy research is connecting, more and more, with modern technology. You probably use an online website to do your research from, instead of traveling to a courthouse archive to do it. That’s just one example. A man in India used Google Earth to find his long, lost, family. Have you ever used Google to help with your genealogy research? Some genealogists have. Type the name of your ancestor into the Google search engine. Perhaps some helpful information will come up. If nothing good comes up, you can try different combinations of keywords. Try your ancestor’s first name and surname. Next, … Continue reading →

Finding Your Ancestors With Google

Today it is not uncommon for you to Google someone’s name when you want to know more about them. From that nice woman you met at the park who has kids the same age as yours to the young man that your teenage daughter wants to go out with this Friday night, you can find details about just about anyone by doing a Google search for their name. In fact, some people Google their own names regularly to see what information about them is “out there” for all to see – reputation management, if you will. With all of this … Continue reading →

Can’t Find Your Relative? Let PeopleFinders Help!

Having trouble finding information about one of your ancestors? Perhaps you have already searched through several online genealogy websites, visited graveyards, sifted through old family photos, and gone through the archives of courthouses, only to come up with nothing. Instead of giving up, or getting disappointed, let PeopleFinders help you! Genealogy can be fun when you are able to find the information you are looking for. Finding a previously unknown ancestor can be exciting! For some people, finding out an ancestor’s birth date, death date, or date of marriage can be like placing the final puzzle piece that completes the … Continue reading →

Who are the Lost Birds?

If you have Native American ancestors, there is a chance that you may have a hard time locating information about one or more of your relatives. People in your family may refer to these mysterious folks as “Lost Birds” and they may be unable to provide you with any information about them because they have had as difficult of a time locating that information as you have. The story of the Lost Birds is a tragic one. During the 1940’s and 1950’s, the Child Welfare Association and the Bureau of Indian Affairs got together and began a program of removing … Continue reading →

Coming Soon – The Peopling of America Center

Today, I came across an interesting way that Americans can support the work of the Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation while at the same time making their family a part of an interactive exhibit that will eventually appear both in person at Ellis Island and online. The Flag of Faces is a part of an expansion project at Ellis Island called “The Peopling of America Center”. The goal of the Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation in adding the Center to the existing Ellis Island Immigration Museum is to preserve the history of the American Experience, an … Continue reading →

Don’t Fall For A Genealogy Scam

While you may think that genealogy is a noble pursuit and that scammers would steer clear of targeting a group of people that tends to be meticulous and skeptical (things that serve us well in our research, mind you), there are genealogy-related scams out there. There are many, many reputable resources for genealogists online and scammers know that genealogists often turn to the internet for help with their research. They also know that beginning genealogists are eager to find out as much information as they can as quickly and easily as possible, so they may incorporate that knowledge into their … Continue reading →

Have You Tried Googling Them?

Having difficulty finding information about a living relative, or an ancestor? Have you already tried the popular genealogy websites, and not found the answers you are seeking? Before you give up, there is another resource you could use. Have you tried googling them? Google, as most people are aware, is a popular search engine. It can be used to try find absolutely anything, or anyone. Once you get used to using it as a search engine, most people cannot resist the impulse to google themselves. It turns out that my name is not all that uncommon. I ended up with … Continue reading →

Familylink Website To Provide Huge Collection of Maps

The genealogy website Familylink is teaming up with the Historic Map Works website in order to provide interested genealogists with the largest historical map collection available. Together, this will give genealogists access to more than two million images. Familylink lets you browse through genealogy records by state, or by country. They have more than 3.6 billion records, one billion newspaper articles, and over twenty five million Yearbook photos. There is an easy to use family tree building interface that can be accessed through the Familylink website. It is a great genealogy website to use. Members can browse through 13,000 databases. … Continue reading →

Recording Genealogy Research in Books

When I first realized the importance of genealogical research, I wanted a book in which to record my research data and notes. I started with a three-ring binder and page protectors. I put everything that I had pertaining to my family tree in the binder. I had articles on how to build a family tree that I had clipped from magazines. I put those together in sleeves and added a tab divider to keep them organized. Next, I added handwritten notes that were given to me by my grandparents. The notes contained names and dates of some of our ancestors, … Continue reading →

Family History – Are You Doing It?

I have a deep and abiding love of genealogy. The very first time I ever felt the Spirit prompt me – the prompting that lead me to sitting down with the missionaries – was when I learned that families could be sealed together for all eternity. It should be no surprise that, on my first trip to the LDS bookstore I ever made, I immediately purchased genealogy software. As a college student, I spent a lot of my free time researching my ancestors. I made a lot of mistakes starting out that I’ve had to go back and correct, but … Continue reading →