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Fire Up Your Genealogy Research with Recent Obituaries
Do you have obituaries for all your relatives who have died in the past 40 years or so? You should. Obituaries--even...
Can We Get DNA From a Hair Sample for Genealogy?
Recently, Norma wrote in with this question about getting DNA from a hair sample: "My sister-in-law's father passed...
Watch RootsTech 2015 Sessions Online FREE
Did you miss RootsTech 2015? You can watch highlights online for FREE! Several RootsTech 2015 keynote sessions and...
My Most Amazing Find Ever: Family History on YouTube! (No Kidding!)
I recently read Lisa Louise Cooke's all-new edition of The Genealogist's Google Toolbox, Second Edition. I use Google...
What you need to know about Google Earth Pro
On January 28, 2015 Google announced that Google Earth PRO is now available for FREE! Not just a free trial. Google is...
DNA was a HOT Topic at RootsTech 2015!
Navigating the exhibit hall at RootsTech 2015 was often quite a feat! It was especially crowded around the booths for...
Will Your Descendants Want, and Expect this from You?
If you've ever watched the television show Forensic Files now on HLN, you've probably seen forensic anthropologists...
Social Network Your YDNA with Surname Projects
Family history organizations and studies based on individual surnames have been around for years. They are now...
