Don’t Lose Control When You Post Your Family Tree Online
When you post your family tree online at multiple websites, it's easy to lose track of changes you make at each one. Maintaining a master family tree on your own computer can help solve that problem. Recently Gems podcast listener Louis wrote in with a question many...
Philippines Genealogy Resources Now Online
FamilySearch is creating an enormous--and still growing--collection of free online genealogy records for the Philippines. In recent weeks, I've noticed a lot of new genealogy records for the Philippines going online at FamilySearch. These indexed and/or digitized...
How to See Your Favorite People First on Facebook
Now you can choose whose Facebook activity shows up at the top of your news feed. We hope the Genealogy Gems Facebook page is on your See First list! Facebook now has a new feature to allow you to select which friends and pages you want to see at the top of your news...
We Dig These Gems! New Genealogy Records Online
Here's our weekly list of new genealogy records online. Do any collections below relate to your family history? Please share with your genealogy buddies or with societies that might be interested! ITALY CIVIL REGISTRATION. Over a million total indexed Italian civil...
7 Reasons to Start a Family History Blog
More and more people are blogging about their family history. Here's why! When it comes right down to it, many of us want to write up our family stories, but we don't really want to write or publish a 300-page book. Blogging your family history in short snippets is a...
WWII Ghost Army Marches into Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 182
An incredible tale of deception during World War II. Inspiring research and storytelling techniques. Learn about the Ghost Army--and the creation of its PBS documentary--in the new, free Genealogy Gems Podcast episode 182. In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of...
WDYTYA Archive: What They Didn’t Tell Us In Ginnifer’s Episode
Not every juicy finding makes it into each episode of Who Do You Think You Are. Here's what ended up on the cutting room floor for Ginnifer Goodwin. What else might we learn in the upcoming "Into the Archives" episode? Did you watch the Ginnifer Goodwin episode of...
How to Add Text to a Web Clipping in Evernote
Here's a simple solution for making additions to an existing web clipping in Evernote. Have you ever clipped something with Evernote and realized after the fact that you would like to copy and paste additional information (such as a genealogical source citation) to...
A Tip for Harnessing New Technologies for Genealogy
New technologies don't stay new. They keep evolving. Here's a tip for harnessing new and emerging technologies to advance family history research and stay connected with living relatives. Last week, I was at the BYU Conference on Family History & Genealogy in...
We Dig These Gems! New Genealogy Records Online
Every Friday, we blog about new genealogy records online. Do any collections below relate to your family history? Please share with your genealogy buddies or with societies that might be interested! ALABAMA MARRIAGES. Over 700,000 indexed records and accompanying...
This Week’s WDYTYA? New Episode on TLC
This Sunday, August 9 at 9/8c TLC will air actress Alfre Woodard’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? In the episode, Alfre Woodard sets out to learn more about her paternal grandfather’s family, which she knows little about since her grandfather died before she...
Humidity and Your Family Archive: Why It Matters
Archivists tell us to store precious documents and photos in conditions with stable temperature and humidity. This time-lapse video shows why! Many of us save old books, documents and photos, especially those with sentimental or family history value. But we don't...
Chilling Historical Video Footage Found in Online Archive
A determined graduate student found some chilling historical video footage of a ship that capsized in Chicago. It was in an online archive--but he still had to dig deep for it! Recently Gems fan Kathy sent us a story about an amazing video footage find. The subject...
We Dig These Gems! New Genealogy Records Online
Every Friday, we blog about new genealogy records online. Do any collections below relate to your family history? Please share with genealogy buddies or societies that might be interested! AUSTRALIAN CONVICTS. A variety of convict records for New South Wales and...
“My Name is Jane:” Heritage Scrapbook Celebrates Family Tradition
This mini heritage scrapbook celebrates a family name--Jane--which has been passed down through several generations. Author Sunny Morton shares a beautiful keepsake that she has treasured, and that you can make too.My daughter's middle name is Jane.And so...
Update Now! RootsMagic Update for FamilySearch Compatibility
If you use RootsMagic to work with FamilySearch Family Tree, you must install a RootsMagic update (version 7.0.6.0) to continue working with it after July 30, 2015! FamilySearch will be making changes to its own site on July 30, 2015. These changes require RootsMagic...
Genealogy Gems Premium Podcast Episode 125: Research at the Public Library
These three quick tips and a new podcast episode can help you research your family history at the public library, which is both free and convenient! In Genealogy Gems Premium Podcast Episode 125, now available to Premium members in the members-only section of our...
Old Artifacts Become New Again: Jewelry with Found Objects
What old family artifacts do you have that would make a great piece of jewelry? Recently I heard again from Gems follower Jen McGraw, whose question inspired a recent blog post on researching in state capitals. "I make necklaces with vintage postage stamps (from the...
