52 Ancestors #44: Happy Halloween!

Week 44 Prompt: Trick or Treat This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Trick or Treat.” Thinking along the lines of Halloween, I remembered one of my favorite cards. It’s a cute, yet simple Halloween card, that my dad gave me, probably a year or two before […]

52 Ancestors #43: Transatlantic Travel

Week 43 Prompt: Transportation This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Transportation.” As I mentioned in my post two weeks ago, I have been focused on researching social history to put my ancestors in context based on time and place. In that post I shared several general […]

52 Ancestors #42: My Genealogy Journey

Week 42 Prompt: Adventure This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Adventure.” I remembered that back in 2013, I put together a short timeline presentation of my genealogical journey from 2007 to 2013. I thought I’d take a moment to make some quick changes to that (to […]

Reminder – Entries for the NGS Family History Writing Contest are Due 12/15/19

Don’t forget, entries for this year’s National Genealogical Society’s Family History Writing Contest are due by December 15, 2018.  This annual contest is open to NGS members. The winner receives a trip to the next NGS conference and their manuscript may be published in the […]

52 Ancestors #41: Social History

Week 41 Prompt: Context This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is “Context.” This is one thing I have been focusing on lately—putting my ancestors in context based on the history of the time and place. I thought I’d share a few reference books I’ve come across. […]

52 Ancestors #40: Harvesting Data

Week 40 Prompt: Harvest This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Harvest.” It’s that time of year, where the leaves begin to change color, the weather cools, and the fields are harvested. While I do have a good deal of farming families that experienced a fall harvest, […]

Book Review — The Family Tree Cemetery Field Guide

Title: The Family Tree Cemetery Field Guide Author: Joy Neighbors Format: Hardcover, Kindle Published: 2017 My Rating: The following review first appeared in the Federation of Genealogical Societies FORUM magazine (Fall 2018); reprinted with permission. Cemeteries are one of many resources genealogists should consult as […]

52 Ancestors #39: Mapping My Michigan Family

Week 39 Prompt: Map It Out This week’s 52 Ancestors theme is”Map It Out.” I love maps. Many years ago when I was working on my Michigan families, I decided to create a Google Map to pinpoint various locations, such as land owned, residences, and […]