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Genealogy And Homeschooling

With the start of the new school year, curriculum may be on the minds of many homeschooling families. If genealogy is something that you would like to incorporate into your children’s homeschooling there are many ways that you can do it. Genealogy lends itself well to many different study areas including creative pursuits like scrapbooking, English language (writing family history), science, and geography as well as history. Depending upon the ages and interests of your children, you can introduce them to genealogy in any number of ways. For example, you could create a pedigree chart, have each child choose a … Continue reading →

Upcoming Genealogy Events – Week of May 20, 2012

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Do you have a little extra spare time this week? You might be able to spend it at a genealogy event, class, or conference. This is a great way for genealogists to learn more about their favorite hobby and to meet other people who also enjoy genealogy. Check this list of upcoming genealogy events to see if any are happening near you! On May 21, 2012, the St. Augustine Episcopal Church, which is located in Vero Beach, Florida, will hold Genealogy Class 2 for beginners. It will begin at 10:00 in the morning and will end at noon. It will … Continue reading →

Genealogy Resources for Veteran’s Day

Veteran’s Day is a time to remember, and honor, your relatives and ancestors who served in the military. Genealogists can find plenty of online resources that they can use to help discover more about their ancestors who served in the military. Some photo archives are especially interesting, even if they are not specifically about an ancestor of yours. Ancestry.com has the world’s largest online collection of historical military documents. There is a guide you can download that gives you advice about how to find the answers that you are looking for on their website. You can search through their Revolutionary … Continue reading →

FamilySearch Has Updated Its YouTube Channel

Did you know that FamilySearch has its own YouTube channel? They recently updated it with new videos for genealogists to watch and learn from. FamilySearch has also been adding documents to the vast database that can be accessed through its website. FamilySearch is the genealogy website that is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It is one of the most popular genealogy websites, and it is completely free for everyone to use. New resources are added to this website frequently. In August of 2011, FamilySearch has added many new and interesting things to its website. You … Continue reading →

Stay Cool This Summer With a Genealogy Movie

It is very hot where I live right now. When it is this hot, finding things to do to keep cool is a real sanity saver. Movies are great on hot days because the theaters are often equipped with ice cold air conditioning. Unfortunately, the closest theater is about an hour away and I’m not sure that my 20 month old would want to sit still and stay quiet for the duration of one of this summer’s new releases. Fortunately, our basement stays nice and cool and we have a television down there where we can watch movies. As I … Continue reading →

Civil Warriors Series Uses Genealogy

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National Geographic makes documentaries like no other channel can. There is just something about the level of details involved in their research, as well as the quality of the filmmaking itself that is impressive. They have a new series called “Civil Warriors” that involves a lot of genealogy. Almost all genealogists will put together their family tree. Many will spend some extra time and effort to create a medical family history. If your family has a lot of ancestors who have been in the military, then your genealogy research may have led you to search through war records on various … Continue reading →

Family Heirlooms: The “Stuff” of Genealogy

I was talking to my mom on the telephone the other day, and she brought up something that I had not really thought too much about before. We were discussing family heirlooms, and how some families have more than others because of when and how their ancestors arrived in America. For example, my mother’s paternal ancestors have been in the United States for quite some time. I believe that they arrived before the Civil war. Her maternal ancestors, however, did not come to America until her maternal grandmother came from Italy through Ellis Island with her family, My genealogical math … Continue reading →

How Accurate is ‘Lincoln?’ Part 1

Like many people, we went and saw Lincoln this weekend. I had read nothing but great reviews and one even suggested you take your children. The person who wrote that review might want to change it to say “take your teen” because I took my eight-year-old and after about 15 minutes, he was asleep. And mind you, this is the child that stayed awake for the entire showing of The Conspirator, an equally slow yet historically interesting movie about the assassination of Lincoln. Actually, I can’t blame him – the first part of the movie was really slow and it … Continue reading →

Hurricane Sandy’s Halloween Surprise

As if the timing of Hurricane Sandy wasn’t spooky enough, the damage from the storm led to an eerie discovery in New Haven, Connecticut. Downed trees are par for the course during any hurricane. Even trees that have firmly stood their ground for a hundred years or more can sometimes topple if they are dying, weak, or even if the wind hits them just the right way. That is exactly what happened in New Haven, right on the green downtown. A giant oak tree that had been standing there since the early 1900’s fell down, revealing human remains just in … Continue reading →

November Courses from Family Tree University

Did you make a genealogical New Year’s Resolution to take a genealogy class? If so, your time is running out! Fortunately, Family Tree University has a bunch of online genealogy courses that will be starting in November. Sign up for one, and fulfill the promise that you made to yourself about a year ago. Family Tree University is not an accredited college. This isn’t the place to go if you are hoping to add a few more college credits to your official transcript. It is, however, a great resource for genealogists who want to learn something new about genealogy. There … Continue reading →