Free App, E-Book Celebrate Constitution Day
Today the United States celebrates Constitution Day! On this date in 1787--225 years ago--delegates finalized and signed the historic document that became the U.S. Constitution. In celebration, the National Archives Center for Legislative Archives has launched a free...
Get the Most out of Ancestry.com Shaky Leaf Hints
If you're an Ancestry.com user, you've seen those "shaky leaves." They are automated hints generated when Ancestry.com thinks a historical record or tree matches an individual on yours. Are you getting the most out of your Ancestry.com shaky leaf hints? Check out this...
Family History Episode 45 – Genealogy Blogs Started by YOU–the Podcast Listeners!
Family History: Genealogy Made Easy with Lisa Louise Cooke Republished 2014 [display_podcast] Download the Show Notes for this Episode Welcome to this step-by-step series for beginning genealogists—and more experienced ones who want to brush up or learn something new....
What I Believe We Must Do as Family Historians Today
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Santayana in The Life of Reason, 1905 One of the most important jobs we will have as family historians is passing on to the next generation our memories of September 11, 2001. I'll never forget my...
PERSI Digitized Collections Gaining Ground
Just over a year ago, we shared the news that the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) was migrating to FindMyPast.com. The big news was that this index to over 2.5 million names and topics in thousands of genealogy, history and ethnic publications would begin to link to...
Family History Episode 44: Family Secrets in Genealogy
Family History: Genealogy Made Easy with Lisa Louise Cooke Republished 2014 [display_podcast] Download the Show Notes for this Episode Welcome to this step-by-step series for beginning genealogists—and more experienced ones who want to brush up or learn something new....
Family History Episode 43: The Julian Calendar and Genealogy
Family History: Genealogy Made Easy with Lisa Louise Cooke Republished 2014 [display_podcast] Download the Show Notes for this Episode Welcome to this step-by-step series for beginning genealogists—and more experienced ones who want to brush up or learn something new....
Scanning Old Photos: Tips from a Genealogy Gems Listener
Thank you to Genealogy Gems Premium member Scott Scott D. in Roswell, Georgia, USA, who recently sent in these hard-won tips for scanning old photos: I start with the assumption that I want to preserve order of my pictures. I also am not so worried about the filename...
Old Photo Solves Genealogy Mystery
Recently Genealogy Gems Premium member Scott Dickson of Roswell, Georgia, USA, sent me this great story about how an old photo helped him break through a brick wall on his family tree: "Lisa, You talked about discoveries through revisiting old photos. The first day I...
Little House on the Prairie: A New Cookbook and Old Documents
Did you ever watch or read the "Little House on the Prairie" series? It certainly fired my childhood imagination and my lifelong love for history. The stories are based on a series of written-for-kids-but-loved-by-everyone books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Her family...
Using Google Earth for Genealogy: Q&A
Have you ever found yourself looking for an ancestor's address that doesn't seem to exist anymore? Here are some strategies I recently shared via the following Q&A: Question: From the 1881 Census in England I uncovered the address for my relative: 3 Buckingham...
Use Evernote to Organize Photos? Hmm……
Recently I heard from John B., who asked a question I get a lot these days: "Hello, Lisa, I've enjoyed listening to your podcasts for a couple years now. However, I think you have given me a new choice to make. Some time back I watched your video on how to organize...
Childhood Friends Reintroduced as Long-Lost Siblings
Recently The National Post reported that two men who were childhood friends have been reintroduced to each other--as biological brothers. According to the article, long-lost siblings Duncan Cumming, 72, and Ron Cole, 71, lived near each other as kids. They attended...
NEW How-to Help – Use Evernote for Genealogy
I've got not one but TWO new resources to help you use Evernote for genealogy. Evernote is a FREE note-taking service keeps all your digitized and online research discoveries at your fingertips. It is easy to learn, sync across all your devices, and did I mention it's...
Ancestry App Launches With “Solid New Features”
Ancestry.com just relaunched the Ancestry App (version 6.0) for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. "This isn’t just a re-launch on a new system," explained the Ancestry Mobile Team in a recent email. "We’ve worked hard to add some solid new features that we think...
FGS 2015: Early-Bird Registration Open for “Largest Family History Event in North America”
Registration opens TODAY for the Federation of Genealogical Societies FGS 2015 conference scheduled for February 11–14 in Salt Lake City, Utah. This highly anticipated genealogy event puts the FGS and RootsTech conferences under one roof at the Salt Palace Convention...
Minnie Driver on WDYTYA: Family Secrets Close to Home
Tomorrow's episode of Who Do You Think You Are? (WDYTYA) with Minnie Driver hits close to home--her own home. She's not chasing stories of distant ancestors but of her own secretive father. And she doesn't just imagine the lives of long-dead relatives: she meets...
How to Start a Genealogy Blog: FREE 5-Part Podcast Series
Have you thought about starting a blog to share your family history research, but just haven't done it yet? It's a free, no fuss-way to publish your family history as you write it, one little piece at a time. It shares your family stories with loved ones who are...
