Kids don't recall much of their young lives. But we as parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles know their stories. We...
01 What’s New Articles
What’s New with Google? Glad You Asked
Google has recently made three announcements that I'm thinking of as "good, better, and best" news. Here they are:...
Genealogy meets Scrapbooking: Heritage Scrapbooking
As the host of the Genealogy Gems podcast, Lisa Louise Cooke spends a lot of time on the asking end of the microphone....
Digital Family History Book Collection Hits 200k!
A milestone 200,000 digital family history books are now online at the multi-library Family History Books collection...
The First Daily Newspaper in the US Wasn’t Exactly Objective
The first daily newspaper in the US, The Pennsylvania Evening Post, appeared in Philadelphia on this day in 1783. It...
We Dig These Gems: New Genealogy Records Online
Every Friday, we blog about new genealogy records online. Might these collections include your ancestors? And does the...
Using the NEW Internet Archive for Genealogy? Free Video Tutorials!
Are you using Internet Archive for genealogy? Internet Archive is exactly what it sounds like: a non-profit library of...
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 179 Now Available
Episode 179 of the free Genealogy Gems podcast is now available for your listening pleasure! In this episode, Lisa...
Lost WWII Medals Returned 15 Years After Stolen
Fifteen years after a Purple Heart and other lost WWII medals disappeared during a robbery, they have been returned to...