Recently, the website FamilySearch announced that it had added over 200 million new historic records to its already large database. This was announced at the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference a few weeks ago. The new records are searchable from the FamilySearch website. FamilySearch.org is a free website you can use to search for your family history, put together your family tree, and access genealogy records and resources from around the world. The website is a service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. There are birth, marriage, death, census, and church records and indexes available to … Continue reading →

I’ve heard it said that many people never leave the state that they were born in. If this describes your ancestors, then it can be helpful to find genealogy resources that are specific to that state. Here are a bunch of genealogy resources for the state of Alabama. AlGenWeb is an outgrowth of a project called the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database Project. AlGenWeb provides a single entry point for all counties in Alabama where all the databases are cross-linked, indexed, and maintained by a coordinator. This is an excellent place to start your genealogy research about ancestors who come from … Continue reading →

Pinterest is a fun and somewhat addictive website where users create online pinboards with images of things that they like. I like to visit the site a couple of times a week to get ideas for meals and for ideas for fun things to do with the kids. Today, I looked around on Pinterest and found that it can be a great site to visit when you need inspiration for your genealogy. Beautiful ideas for family photos, family photo displays, and other projects can be found there, as well as links to interesting genealogy blogs. There are also beautiful ideas … Continue reading →

Ancestry.com is one of the most popular genealogy websites. Plenty of genealogists use it in order to get some genealogy research completed, or to put together their family tree. Ancestry.com frequently adds new stuff to its website, and occasionally offers some of their records for free access. Here is some of what is new at Ancestry.com this week. You still have a few days to go over to Fold3 and search through some Ancestry.com records that are being offered for free. The “War of 1812 Pension Files” collection is always free. Right now, until June 30, 2012, you can also … Continue reading →

Every week, there are plenty of genealogy classes, workshops, and events happening, all across the United States. Attending one is a great way for a genealogist to learn more about their favorite hobby. Of course, before you can attend one, you need to find out about it! Here are some upcoming genealogy events that will be going on this week. On June 19, 2012, Ancestry.com will present another Ancestry.com LIVE event. You can catch it as it is streamed live through Livestream. This one is called “Using Ancestry.com Member Profiles”. It will begin at 1:00 in the afternoon, and will … Continue reading →

Ancestry.com is, quite possibly, the most popular genealogy website out there. People who have no interest in genealogy can recognize the name Ancestry.com. There has been some talk about the potential of Ancestry.com going up for sale. I don’t have an update about that, however, I do have information about some of what is new at Ancestry.com lately. Right now, Ancestry.com is offering free access to their War of 1812 collection. This free access is going to end on June 30, 2012. So, if you haven’t gotten around to check it out yet, keep in mind that your days of … Continue reading →

The Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree takes place once a year. This year is the forty-third annual SCGS Jamboree. It will take place June 8, June 9, and June 10 of 2012. There will be a pre-event day happening on June 7, 2012. Here is what will be happening on the pre-event day. The SCGS Jamboree will not happen until June. However, they are offering an “Early Bird Discount” to anyone who registers to attend the Jamboree before April 23, 2012. In order to help you decide if this genealogy event is something you would like to attend, I will … Continue reading →