Category Archives: Technology

If you’re a genealogist on Facebook, you likely have a lot of genealogy buddies who share all sorts of wonderful posts. Or perhaps you belong to various genealogy-related groups or follow the pages of genealogical organizations or companies. I’ll let you in on a secret. […]

Let’s say you find a reference to a New England Historical and Genealogical Register article while searching PERSI. Or perhaps you come across an article of interest that is referenced in a lecture syllabus or in a citation. As a member of the New England […]

In my previous life as a technical writer, I worked with screenshots a lot. As a genealogist, I still rely on screenshots for various things, especially when writing instructional materials. As an editor for a national genealogy publication, I use screenshots all the time. Screenshots, […]

I’m not sure how I missed this, but I just learned that FamilySearch now has a place for researchers to gather virtually to help one another. Simply called Groups, you can access this by logging in to the FamilySearch website, then under the Help menu, […]

Week 2 of the 12 Week Research Challenge centers on planting your tree. For the beginner challenge, it’s about selecting one place to store and organize your data. For the intermediate challenge, it’s about creating a second tree to take advantage of record hints, connect […]

Week 15 Prompt: DNA This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “DNA.” I have various DNA-related stories, but I thought I’d share something fun (read, ADDICTIVE!). I’ve known about DNA Painter for awhile, but I never really had the time to investigate it. During RootsTech 2019, […]

Title: Genetic Genealogy in Practice Author: Blaine T. Bettinger and Debbie Parker Wayne Format: Paperback, Kindle Published: 2016 My Rating: The following review first appeared in the Federation of Genealogical Societies FORUM magazine (Fall 2017); reprinted with permission. If you are looking for a practical […]

Title: The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy Author: Blaine T. Bettinger Format: Paperback, Kindle Published: 2016 My Rating: The following review first appeared in the Federation of Genealogical Societies FORUM magazine (Spring 2017); reprinted with permission. Blaine Bettinger has put together […]