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Version 4 of the Ancestry.com App Has Been Launched

Genealogists who use Ancestry.com have something new to check out. The newest version of the Ancestry.com app, Version 4, has been launched. Right now, Version 4 is available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. They are planning on releasing Version 4 for Android soon. Earlier this year, PC Magazine selected the Ancestry.com app, (Version 3), as one of the the very best genealogy apps. They noted that the app can be downloaded and used for free, but, to get full access to what the app can do a genealogist will need to purchase a membership to Ancestry.com. Naturally, those that … Continue reading →

Ancestry.com Has Free Genealogy Videos

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Ancestry.com is an extremely popular genealogy website. If you want to access their extensive record collections, archives, and other records, you need to purchase a membership. However, you can view their archived webinars for free. No membership is required in order to watch the webinars! It is always good to learn more about your favorite hobby – genealogy. This can be done in a number of ways. You can take a class, attend a workshop, or read through a bunch of helpful genealogy blogs. Sometimes these types of events are free, and other times there is a financial investment involved. … Continue reading →

So You Think Someone Already Did Your Family Tree?

With all of the wonderful options for building and sharing family trees online, you may wonder whether you will have to do any digging through record books in order to trace your own family history. While it is possible that others have already done some of the research that you need to fill in the branches of your family tree, it is very likely that you will still have to do some research of your own. It is also possible that you may have to quite a bit of research on your own if the information that you find has … Continue reading →

Risk of Autism Increases if Older Sibling Has Autism

Researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute have done a study that reveals that an infant who has an older sibling who has autism has an increased risk of developing autism as well. The percentage of risk is actually higher than had previously been estimated. Parents of a child who has autism should make sure that child’s younger siblings are screened for this disorder. The study involved 664 infants. The average age of the infants at enrollment was about 8 months. Two thirds of them were younger than 6 months of age. Researchers followed the babies development until the infant … Continue reading →

Have You Been Neglecting Your Genealogy?

We are just about to head into the holiday season for this year. Your family life got a little bit busier when summer ended, and the new school year began in September. Starting in November, things get even busier! There will be family gatherings to attend, which you will either be hosting, or will be required to bring some food to. There will be gifts to be shopped for, and, in some cases, to be shipped off to friends and family. Has the time you spent on genealogy research dropped dramatically? Have you already been neglecting your genealogy? It’s about … Continue reading →

What Has Already Been Done?

One of the great things about genealogical research is that you usually don’t have to start from scratch. It is very likely that someone, or even multiple people in your family have explored and documented some of your family history. If you ask around, you can save yourself a lot of time and effort by taking an inventory of what others in your family already know about your family history. That’s a good thing, because genealogical research can sometimes be overwhelming, depending upon how far back you are trying to go because each new generation adds another family line to … Continue reading →

Who Is Justin Bieber and What Has He Done With My Daughter?

I have only one daughter who is just about to turn 13-years-old. My youngest son is about to turn 11 and my oldest son will be 16-years-old. So far the teen years have been fairly easy with my teenage son, nothing I can’t handle. When he developed his first interest in a girl I thought it was cute. I thought it would help prepare me for my daughter’s first interests in boys but it didn’t. There is just something about girls that raises your alert level a bit higher. While girls in her middle school had already begun “going out,” … 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 →

Baby Blog Month in Review: August 2008

Isn’t it crazy the way babies grow so quickly? It seems that you just get used to one stage and boom they are already into another. Tonight, were busy getting the household all set for my eldest child’s first day of second grade. My two younger ones are excited and want to start school, too. It will be a busy month. Don’t worry about the missing last week of blogs. I’ve gotten quite a few questions about where I have been. The Baby Blog tends to go on hiatus the last week of the month. That may change in the … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Month in Review: July 2008

Two of my three children are summer babies. That is, they were born in the summer and had their first months surrounded by sunshine streaming in the windows, the sound of birds chirping, and days spent wearing nothing but a diaper and a “onsie.” I made sure that they had Fourth of July outfits ready, even though one of them arrived a week after the holiday. I guess he just wasn’t interested in the parade. Do you have a summer baby, too? We had a lot of new information to share this past month, such as recall notices and new … Continue reading →