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Blended Families and Your Family Tree

When we think of genealogy and the family tree, we may think of a neatly organized chart with lines connecting parents to children and so forth. Many modern families’ kinship relations do not fit neatly within a standard pedigree chart, though. With divorces, remarriages, adoptions, and many other things, the definition of “family” depends largely upon who you ask. What, then, is a genealogist to do? Most genealogy software wants us to enter our data into the traditional categories and display them in the traditional ways. How do we adjust the concept of the family tree to include people to … Continue reading →

Walk in Your Ancestor’s Footsteps

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Were any of your ancestors in the Civil War? There were more than two million soldiers in the Civil War. The majority of them fought in the battlefields located in Virginia. There is a new program called “Walk In Their Footsteps” that lets you track where your ancestor actually fought at. You can take a tour through those places if you visit Virginia. “Walk In Their Footsteps” is a website that has been launched by the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the Civil War Commission. The website is highly interactive. Before you even start to dig into the resources it holds, you … Continue reading →

Genealogy Camps and Workshops for Kids

There are many things for kids to do during the summer months. Camps are a popular way to add variety and interest to your child’s summer vacation. If your children enjoy family history, why not see if there is a family history camp or event happening in your area? I looked around and found a few camps and events in various places. A good place to inquire about the availability of similar programs that may be happening in your area is your local genealogical society. When I looked around in my local area, I found that there is a great … Continue reading →

Have You Seen the Ancestry.com Email Newsletter?

Whether you already use Ancestry.com for your genealogy research or you have yet to check out the very popular genealogy website, there is something new from Ancestry.com that may interest you. Ancestry.com sends out a monthly email newsletter to people who visit the site to subscribe to it. It is free, and it looks like a great way to get a bunch of good genealogy information delivered right to your inbox. Many genealogists like to keep themselves educated about all things genealogy, reading newsletters and magazines alongside doing their research. This can be beneficial in a number of ways. Research … Continue reading →