New Record Collections Offer a Royal Treat
New record collections for the United Kingdom offer a royal treat for your week! You will find new collections for monumental inscriptions, British newspapers, and baptisms. And for the cherry on top, see the new and updated collections for the U.S. Military and the...
BYU Family History Conference 2016
The BYU family history conference is coming up July 26-29, 2016 in Provo, Utah. I'll be there! Will you? I hope you'll come say hello. I hope to meet many of you at Brigham Young University’s annual Conference on Family History and Genealogy in Provo, Utah, coming up...
Emigration Records With an E: When Your Ancestors Left the Country
Traveling ancestors created records when they left the country of their origin and when they arrived at their new residence. We often talk about immigration, with an I, but have you researched your ancestors emigration records with an E? When our ancestors traveled...
The Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 193: Published!
The Genealogy Gems Podcast episode 193 is ready for listening! It's packed with genealogy news you can use; inspiring tips from listeners and experts and the NEW Genealogy Gems Book Club pick. Ready to tune in the newest episode of The Genealogy Gems Podcast? Episode...
Illuminating Time-Lapse Videos Show Our Changing World
Time-lapse videos first intrigued me as a child when I watched a little seed grow into a beautiful flower in a matter of seconds. Now, illuminating time-lapse videos and tools are helping genealogists visualize our changing world. Last month, animator Max Galka...
Family Maps and Migration Routes Traced with New Tech Tools
Family maps and migration routes can sometimes uncover new record finds and answer brick wall questions. It's fast and simple to use these free tech tools to map your family's history! I used them to track my ancestors as they trekked from the eastern seaboard to the...
New Genealogical Records for Immigrant Ancestors
Land ho! Your immigrant ancestors are waiting to be found in these new and updated record collections. Find naturalization petitions and passport applications first, then move on to the civil registration records to find the family members they left behind. Records...
Bring Some Sunshine to Your Family Tree
Family tree charts come in all shapes and sizes. Fan charts, bowtie charts, and the popular portrait charts are just a few of the many options. Many of our favorite genealogy software and apps allow us to create a printed version of our family tree. Creating and...
Episode 193
The Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode # 193 by Lisa Louise Cooke Episode highlights: Genealogy milestones, anniversaries, new records, upcoming conferences and new free video tutorials; Email response to The Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode #192: another tip on the U.S....
Free Videos: Genealogy Tech Tips with Lisa Louise Cooke
We are delighted to share genealogy tech tips with you each week in these new videos. It's Lisa's way to share tips and tricks for your genealogy and your overall internet research success. You don’t have to be a lover of all things genealogy to love a good tech tip...
How to Find Recent Genealogy Records That Are Not Online Yet
Records that have been created recently are difficult to find and access. Some privacy laws protect, and hinder, our being able to find more recent birth, marriage, and death records we need. Here are some tips for finding these and other genealogy records not yet...
Each chair at my table is different
My Dear Gems: I just feel moved to share a bit of my life and home with you today. Hugs, Lisa Each chair at my kitchen table is different; they come from various grandparents, both mine and my husbands. As I walk past it throughout my day, I envision them sitting...
Exciting New Records Across the Southern U.S.
Exciting new genealogical records are popping up for the southern U.S. this week. If you haven't found the record you need yet, try again...you may be surprised! Records for Arizona, New Mexico, California, Texas, Kentucky, and Georgia are listed below. ...
Google Drive: A Challenger to Dropbox and Evernote
Google Drive is giving some of their competitors a run for their money. This free google tool is just what genealogists are looking for to create, consolidate, and organize their files. I have been using Google Drive for about a year now. I upload my family photos,...
Celebrating Freedom and Records Access: 50 Years of FOIA and Genealogy
Happy July 4th--and Happy 50th to the Freedom of Information Act! Read more about the FOIA and genealogy records we can access because of it. Today we in the United States celebrate our Independence Day with grateful hearts and parades. Well, genealogists with U.S....
FamilySearch Indexing Event July 2016 – 72,000 Global Volunteers Wanted
The FamilySearch indexing event is coming up in July! It is a rewarding volunteer activity for yourself or your family. Here's how to participate in this event--and how to get started indexing genealogy records for FamilySearch. You may have heard a lot of people talk...
Cemetery Records: An Alternative to Death Records
Cemetery records are a great alternative when you can’t find a death record. Here’s how to find them! Genealogists are always on the hunt for records about the deaths of their ancestors. Death records sometimes offer a cause of death, birth information, and parents'...
New Record Collections Reach From Sea to Shining Sea
This week's new record collections reach from sea to shining sea. Keep reading for great genealogical records available for the United States, Scotland, and Canada. UNITED STATES - RHODE ISLAND - COURT RECORDS The Rhode Island Historical Society has launched a digital...
