Category Archives: News

I have been wanting to start up the Surname Saturday theme for quite some time, but never seemed to get around to it.  After reading the post Cousin Bait Strategy Needed, by Diane at Nuts From the Family Tree, I got motivated.

Yesterday I discovered that the censuses for Luxembourg were added to FamilySearch ten days ago.  This is VERY exciting for me.  Now whether they are all there for each commune from 1843 to 1900 I can’t say, but for the areas I’m interested in, they seem to be complete.

For the third year in a row, Lynn Palermo (a.k.a. The Armchair Genealogist) is hosting the Family History Writing Challenge.  This 28-day challenge begins on February 1 and ends on the February 28. By participating in the challenge, you are essentially making a commitment to yourself to write x-number of words each day about your family history.  It’s a fun way to set a goal and work toward that goal each day during the month of February.  What’s even better is that you will get tips and support along the […]

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Yet another orphan photo blog.  This one is Find Your Family.  Be sure to check out Other Orphan Photo Blogs for other orphan photo blogs.  It’s nice to know I’m not the only nutjob, crazy person, enthusiast out there saving these old photos from the dump and trying to reunite them with family.

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.  This one’s a bit lengthy since I was out of town last Friday and didn’t post…so you get two weeks rolled into one.

Last week, while I was out of town, Legacy Family Tree announced its lineup of 2013 webinars.  There are plenty of topics to choose from, across all skill levels.

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.