History of the ENTIRE World on a Single Map?
This might be the single most ambitious publication EVER: a chart that lays out the history of human civilization. It's the ultimate infographic, created long before the era of the infographic! What you see here is a partial image, a screenshot taken from a cool...
Preserving the Memories of Combat Veterans
If your family has a history of military service, you want to better understand the experience of war, or you want to help preserve someone's memories of combat, you should check out Witness to War. Witness to War aims to capture "the 'foxhole view of combat as...
How the Man in this Vintage Photo was Finally Identified
I love a good success story, and here's one that will remind you that even an old photo with no name can be identified. Not only did Maxine Speakman identify the unknown soldier, she soon buy medication online ireland discovered that she walked past his grave on a...
Family History Episode 12 – Post An Online Family Tree
Originally published 2009 Republished December 31, 2013 [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. I first ran this...
Hitting the Road for Christmas in 1926
90 years ago, on page 1 of the Ford News 12/15/1923, Henry Ford shared the following Christmas Greeting: "Christmas stands for the human factor which makes life tolerable midst the hurry of commerce and production. All of us need the annealing effect of Christ's...
The Piece of Family History that Miraculously Made Its Way Back to This Indianapolis Woman
A few years ago while attending a genealogy conference, I decided to conduct some on-the-fly interviews for the Genealogy Gems Podcast. I asked folks to tell me about the most prized family heirloom that they possessed. I heard about everything from the door knob of...
Join Me on a Genealogy Cruise of the British Isles
It’s always a joy for me to get to get out and about and meet readers and listeners in person. In July 2014 there's a wonderful opportunity for us to get together in person, talk genealogy and experience the joy of travel: the Unlock the Past Cruises for their 2014...
Merry Christmas to all Genealogy Gems
RootsTech 2014 App Ready for Free Download
The official RootsTech 2014 app is available for downloading from the App Store or Google Play! There's also a web version for those who don't use an iPhone, iPad or Android device. Like last year's app, the RootsTech 2014 lets you create your own class schedule,...
Got 10 Minutes? Here’s 100 Years of History
Can 100 years be packed into 10 minutes? This YouTube video attempts to do it! (Warning: contains some graphic images) The video also illustrates how the movie camera has captured our triumphs and tragedies for over 100 years. Do you have old family movies? Consider...
How to Organize Old Letters
Do you have old family letters that really should be shared with loved ones, but you're not sure how to go about doing it? You're not alone. Jane wrote in recently with that very question. She came across my blog post 6 Tips: How to Organize Your Family History while...
23andMe Suspends “Health-Related” Sales But Keeps Genealogy Tests
I recently blogged about some governmental red tape being faced by 23andMe. They have suspended sales of their "health-related genetic tests" and stopped providing interpretive information about those tests, but are continuing to offer their genealogy products. Just...
Family History Episode 11 – Census Wrap-Up: Decade-by-Decade to 1790
Originally published 2009 Republished December 17, 2013 [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. I first ran this...
Just Because It’s Christmastime
Remember the Night is one of my all-time favorite Christmas movies for so many reasons: the incredible Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Sterling Hollaway, and Beulah Bondi. The clever Preston Sturges script. And because it features one of my favorite old songs "A...
100 Years in Few Seconds: Faces Through Time
According to Jan Langer, there are said to be over 700 people over the age of 100 living int he Czech republic. Langer "wondered what changes and what remains on a human face and in a human mind in such a long time, and in such a short while in relative terms. I...
Just Because…
...it's Christmastime...and this is so moving.
Just How Many (and Who) are Subscribing to Podcasts?
According to Apple, iTunes crossed a huge milestone this year: 1 Billion Podcast Subscriptions! An incredible number considering that podcasting did not exist before 2005. Podcasts continue to grow in popularity, and we have certainly seen that growth here at...
Just Because…
...this is the coolest Christmastime idea ever! ...and then there were the bloopers 🙂
