How to Create Your Family Cookbook

So, you liked yesterday’s post about creating a family cookbook but you are not sure where to begin? Creating a family cookbook is doable, although it may seem like a monumental task. I’ve broken it down into smaller, more manageable pieces to help you get started. First, of course, you will have to collect the recipes. You can ask relatives to send them to you by email or, if some of them do not have email then they could mail them to you. To make things as easy on yourself as possible, you can send out an email and/or letter … Continue reading

Genealogy That is Truly To-Go

Are you thrilled with the mobility of your iPhone or iPad and wondering whether there is a genealogy program available for these devices that does not require you to sync up with a PC or Macintosh computer? There is a freestanding program called Mobile Family Tree Pro that has been developed by Synium that enables you to use all of its functionality on your iPhone or iPad. You may already be familiar with Mobile Family Tree 2, which is a mobile companion program to the very popular Macintosh genealogy program, Mac Family Tree. Mobile Family Tree Pro takes the data, … Continue reading

Let GoPhoto Help You Scan Your Family Photos

Do you have a box of old family photos that you have been meaning to archive, but haven’t gotten around to yet? There is a company called GoPhoto that can help you scan them, put them online, and even share them with your relatives, for just twenty-eight cents a scan. This could be the quick and easy solution that many genealogists are wishing for. You might be someone who gets a lot of pleasure out of searching through archives, finding birth certificates of ancestors, and photographing their headstones. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you will also enjoy sorting through a … Continue reading