1950 US Census: I’m Here To Help!

You’ve probably spent some time over the last two weeks trying to find people in the 1950 US census (I know I have!). But it’s not an easy task, especially without a solid index and the search tools that we’re used to on genealogy websites. […]

SLIG 2022 Debrief

It’s been a busy week of learning! Just wrapped up five days of genealogy education at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG). To continue my educational journey into the world of military research, I took Michael Strauss’s Operation Jumpstart: Beyond the Basics of Military […]

2021 Achievements / 2022 Goals

As I suspected, 2021 was much like 2020, and I wasn’t able to get all of my 2021 goals accomplished. Let see how I did. I wanted to attend SLIG and IGHR, and CHECK, I did both. I took Judy Russell’s Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal […]

2021 Holiday Gift Guide for Genealogists

Your guide to genealogy-related gift ideas to add to your own holiday wish list!

Free Webinar: The 5 Keys for Effective & Efficient Genealogy Research

Next week I am hosting a live webinar and you’re invited! In this free webinar I’ll share with you the five things that truly transformed the way I research and have helped me solve many tricky research problems. I’ll show you: a simple but powerful […]

Book Review — The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide

Title: The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide Author: David A. Fryxell Format: Paperback Published: 2019 My Rating: The following review first appeared in the Federation of Genealogical Societies FORUM magazine (Fall 2020); reprinted with permission. This post contains affiliate links. The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide […]

Reminder – Entries for the NGS Family History Writing Contest are Due 12/15/21

Don’t forget, entries for this year’s National Genealogical Society’s Family History Writing Contest are due by December 15, 2021.  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 […]

Learn & Grow With These 14 Genealogy Podcasts

In honor of International Podcast Day tomorrow (9/30), I thought I’d share a list of active genealogy podcasts designed to help you learn and grow along your genealogy journey. Ancestral Findings Podcast Conversations with Kenyatta Extreme Genes Family Tree Podcast Genealogy Connection Genealogy Gems The […]