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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 →

Genealogy Fun – Family and Careers

Genealogy is a wonderful hobby, and thinking about family always brings up fun and interesting thoughts. At least it does for me. Today I was thinking about the work that I do, and how my career path is different than those of my ancestors. You may want to take a break from your research to think about this fun topic. First, I thought about my parents. My father is now in management, but when he first started out, he was a lineman for the same company. This means that he has an understanding of how telephones work and how to … Continue reading →

Genealogy Leads Gwyneth Paltrow Back to Her Roots

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Genealogy is the study of family. It is a great way for you to learn more about your heritage. Sometimes, these kinds of discoveries can influence people to make changes about how they want to raise their children. Gwyneth Paltrow has announced that she is planning on raising her children in the religion that reflects her family’s heritage. The popular genealogy television program called “Who Do You Think You Are?” has recently completed its Second Season. You can watch several of the episodes from that season on the NBC website right now, (as well as many clips from the first … Continue reading →

A Genealogy Coloring Book?

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What do you do with all of the fascinating information that you have collected about your family history, as part of your genealogy research? You might have a family tree hanging on your wall. You might have some nicely made scrapbooks filled with old photos of your ancestors. If you are looking for something more interactive, that can be shared with children, why not make a genealogy coloring book? Your children, or your grandchildren, may not understand why you find it so interesting to dig through old archives and records. It might be hard for younger children to grasp exactly … Continue reading →

What Genealogy Can Teach Children

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Those who truly love a certain subject or hobby usually enjoy talking about it to other people. If genealogy is your favorite activity, then you may find it both fun and inspirational to show your children a little bit about what you like about genealogy. There are many academic lessons that tie nicely into aspects of genealogy. Genealogy itself could be a great subject to be taught as part of a homeschooling curriculum. Genealogy is the study of your relatives, your ancestors, your family. These people are all related to your children, as well. Children may become really interested in … Continue reading →

Genealogy For Homeschoolers

Genealogy is a great topic for adults and children alike. If you are a parent who is homeschooling your children, you may want to include some family history lessons in your curriculum. There are quite a few ways that you can do this, and there are options available for children of all ages. One fun way to explore your family’s heritage is to make a family scrapbook. There are so many fun scrapbooking supplies available, and when you add these to the boxes and boxes of old photos that you have sitting around, you have the makings of something great. … Continue reading →

Genealogy Fun With The Kids

Are your kids having trouble finding things to do during winter break? If all of the Christmas toys and freshly fallen snow are unable to provide enough entertainment, why not get them into a genealogy project or two. Even something as simple as sitting down with old photo albums and some refreshments can be a memorable experience, especially since kids tend to say what is on their minds. Get ready for some laughs as they ask you (in their own, uninhibited words) why Grandma is wearing “that hideous outfit”, why Great-Grandpa grew his beard so long, and who is that … Continue reading →

Religion in Genealogy Part 5: Buddhists

Buddhists are followers of a variety of practices and beliefs known as Buddhism. Whether Buddhism is a religion or philosophy is controversial. Some sources say that to be a religion, there must be a belief and worship of a supernatural entity, which Buddhists do not have. Other sources describe religion as an organization that practices beliefs based on a higher power or ultimate truth. Buddhism is based on the latter. Buddhism can be traced back to circa 563 to 460 BCE (or BC) in what is now called Nepal. Siddhartha Gautama, who is more commonly referred to as the Buddha, … Continue reading →

Involving Children in Genealogy

As we get older, we learn the importance of Genealogy. As kids, maybe we didn’t realize what Genealogy was all about. We may not have appreciated knowing about our ancestors until we were older. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t teach our children about Genealogy so that they can appreciate learning about their ancestry from an early age. There are many activities that we can do with children of all ages in order to teach them about Genealogy. Let’s look at some ideas and projects for different age groups. For young children, they may enjoy completing the teddy bear family tree, … Continue reading →

What If My Genealogy Has Been Done?

I come from a family that has genealogists on both sides. They have gone back several generations. There is only one branch one my mom’s side of the family that has only gone back four generations. Other than that the majority of the research has already been completed. If you find yourself in a similar situation there are several things you can do. First you can double check the work that has already been completed. With the ease of researching online it should not be too difficult to double-check the names and dates. In my case most of the genealogy … Continue reading →