Category Archives: Advice & How-To

11 Tips for Attending the FGS 2013 Conference

It’s hard to believe that the FGS 2013 Conference starts two weeks from today.  To help you get the most out of your conference experience, I thought I’d share some of my tips.

Genealogy By the States – Week 29 – Iowa

I don’t have any direct ancestors who participated in the Civil War.  The closest I come is the first husband of my third great-grandmother, Sarah Norton (Webster) Coffinger Mulligan.  Before Sarah married my third great-grandfather, James Mulligan, she was married to Abram Coffinger. Abram, Sarah, […]

Family History Through the Alphabet – All Finished!

Earlier today I posted the final Family History Through the Alphabet post!  It was a fun challenge and I enjoyed the opportunity to use it as a way to provide educational posts on a variety of topics.  Here’s a recap:

Family History Through the Alphabet – Zigzag

For 26 weeks I will take you on a family history journey through the alphabet, one letter at a time.  I have decided that each post will be educational in nature, focusing on topics related to resources, methodology, tools, etc.  Although the challenge is complete, […]

Genealogy By the States – Week 28 – Texas

I decided to explore a resource a found back in September of 2012 called Texas Heritage Online.  Back when I found it, heir website stated, “Texas Heritage Online provides unified online access to Texas’ historical documents and images for use by teachers, students, historians, genealogists, […]

Family History Through the Alphabet – You

For 26 weeks I will take you on a family history journey through the alphabet, one letter at a time.  I have decided that each post will be educational in nature, focusing on topics related to resources, methodology, tools, etc.  Although the challenge is complete, […]

Family History Through the Alphabet – X Marks the Spot

For 26 weeks I will take you on a family history journey through the alphabet, one letter at a time.  I have decided that each post will be educational in nature, focusing on topics related to resources, methodology, tools, etc.  Although the challenge is complete, […]

Family History Through the Alphabet – Writing

For 26 weeks I will take you on a family history journey through the alphabet, one letter at a time.  I have decided that each post will be educational in nature, focusing on topics related to resources, methodology, tools, etc.  Although the challenge is complete, […]