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The Truth About Your Diet During Pregnancy

One of the assumptions I made about pregnancy prior to becoming pregnant is I’d have a diet-related Get out of Jail Free card.  I knew that there are certain foods it’s best to avoid, but I thought at least I’d have a free pass to eat, well, not quite as much as I wanted, but to feel a bit more guilt-free about evening ice cream binges. That turned out not to be the case at all.  First off, the whole “eating for two” thing isn’t true.  At most, you should eat for one and a quarter.  In addition to that, … Continue reading →

Holiday Travel: Are You Taking Off?

Despite growing economic woes and threats of fiscal cliff diving, it appears that a good deal of Americans will be spending money to travel this holiday season. According to TripAdvisor, 45% of people living in the United States plan to travel away from home between now and the first of the year; that’s an increase of three percent from 2011. TripAdvisor’s survey results also found that 63% of travels will be on the road for Christmas and 31% for New Year’s, with 61% seeing family and 23% visiting friends.  In addition, 48% of survey respondents noted that they plan to … Continue reading →

More Ways to Save on Travel

The Internet is home to a myriad of travel aggregator sites, which allow you to comparison shop and hopefully walk away with a decent price on airfare, car rentals or accommodations. However, there is a lot more to finding the best price available than following the prompts on one of these mass-marketed sites. If you really want to save a bundle on travel expenses, you should follow the advice of people in the know. Travel experts often share valuable money-saving tips in an effort to help fellow vacationers stretch their dollars. Some of the best travel-related tips I’ve received and … Continue reading →

Enter the Ultimate Family History Journey Sweepstakes

Ancestry.com has teamed up with NBC in order to bring you a sweepstakes with an incredibly impressive sounding name. You can enter the Ultimate Family History Journey Sweepstakes every day until May 18, 2012. Someone will win a “trip of a lifetime” to visit their ancestor’s home countries. The popular genealogy show “Who Do You Think You Are?” is about to start its third season. It is on the NBC network. The series focuses on one celebrity for each show, and takes him or her on a journey through their family tree. Viewers get to watch as a celebrity learns … Continue reading →

“Finding Your Roots” Returns for Fourth Season

Ready for a new season of “Finding Your Roots”? The fourth season of this show will begin on March 25, 2012. The show combines genealogy and genetics, and looks into the family history of famous Americans. If you like the show “Who Do You Think You Are?” then you should check out “Finding Your Roots”. Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the person who writes, and presents, “Finding Your Roots”. In addition to being a professor, he is also an American literary critic, educator, scholar, writer, and editor. In the past, he has presented other genealogy based series of television … Continue reading →

Season Three of “Who Do You Think You Are?” Starts Soon

The American version of the popular genealogy television show, “Who Do You Think You Are?” is about to start its third season. The celebrities who will be featured have been revealed. These celebrities have not appeared on the show in the previous two seasons. “Who Do You Think You Are?” is a television program that investigates the family tree of individual celebrities. The American version of the show is an adaptation of the award-winning British television documentary series. Lisa Kudrow, who you may recognize from the sitcom “Friends”, is one of the executive producers of the American version of the … Continue reading →

Season Three of “Who Do You Think You Are?” Revealed

It appears that three of the celebrities that will be featured in the new season of “Who Do You Think You Are?” have been revealed. More will be announced at a later date. Previous seasons have had seven episodes each. “Who Do You Think You Are?” is probably the most popular genealogy television program that exists. There is an American version of the show, as well as a UK version. Each version has episodes that feature a famous person who would be easily recognized by the target audience. This series has been credited with making people much more aware of … Continue reading →

Watch Season Two of “Who Do You Think You Are?” Online

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By now, you have probably heard of the show called “Who Do You Think You Are?”. It is the TV program that combines genealogy and the personal family lives of celebrities. If you happened to miss an episode of the show, you can catch the episodes from Season Two online, right now. There are two versions of the “Who Do You Think You Are?” television program. There is an American version, and a UK version, and each one features celebrities that would be easily recognized by their target audience. The show is connected with the well known genealogy website Ancestry.com. … Continue reading →

Why Do You Care So Much?

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Genealogy research can come with some strange side effects. It makes time move much faster than you would expect it to, as you are absorbed into your research. It makes you interested in hanging out in graveyards. The most bizarre side effect of genealogy is that many genealogists start to develop emotional attachments towards ancestors who died long before the genealogist was ever born. Why do you care so much? The actor and comedian Ricky Gervais said what I think are very interesting comments about genealogy. He had been asked to be on the UK version of the “Who Do … Continue reading →

Genealogy Has Become Popular

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Genealogy is no longer something done by retired people, as a way to pass the time. It’s become quite popular in the last few years. You wouldn’t think that a hobby that involves looking for names, dates, and records would be something that a lot of people would find interesting, and yet, it is. This is due to a variety of reasons, all put together. Part of what is making genealogy so popular is it’s accessibility. Want to start looking up records that connect to your ancestors? There are several genealogy websites that you can choose from, and become a … Continue reading →