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Invite Your Ancestors to Thanksgiving Dinner
This thanksgiving, are your ancestors invited to the celebration? Sure, you will be with your living family during the holiday, but you don’t have to limit your guest list to the living—Try inviting...
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Your Ancestors’ Lip Balm Recipes
Last night I couldn’t find my chapstick. I can’t live without my Burt’s Bees lip balm, especially in winter. I ransacked my purse, all jacket and coat pockets, my bathrooms, but to no avail. I tried...
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The Soldier and the Teacher: A True WWII Love Story
Blood stains obscure the top half of this photograph of my grandmother, because it was in the shirt-pocket of her sweetheart when his tank was bombed in battle during World War II. This is a true story...
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Photograph the Future for Ancestors Past
When writing an ancestor’s story, photographs provide me with textures, colors, props, clothing styles, hair styles, facial features, and apparent personalities that help my ancestors come to life on...
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Treasure in A Stranger’s Story
I met a woman last Sunday–a complete stranger to me!–who shared with me the sweetest story about my mother’s childhood! Keep in mind–my mother is still alive; she just never told me this story, and my...
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Summer Reading Recommendation
Note to my girlfriends and genealogy/writing buddies: if you are looking for a thrilling summer read, then Ree Drummond’s The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels–a Love Storyis a book I...
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I’m a Wanderer–Like My Ancestors!
My family has moved cross-country twice in the last four years, with another two cross-country moves back in 2003 and 2005. We tend to migrate to wherever the jobs pay best, and I’m not afraid to pack...
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My Genealogy “To-Read” List
In commemoration of Pioneer Day today, I’ve posted below a list of my genealogy “to-reads.” These are the books I haven’t read yet, which I want to read or add to my library as references. What books...
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Genealogy Research Offline: 10 Easy Steps
Offline genealogy research is simple, easy, and a lot of fun! Here is how you can get started: ~ Why Go Offline ~ It will take several lifetimes to put all of the available genealogy records online....
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Reviews: Genealogy Software for Mac
Why Mac? I switched to Mac computers back in 2008, after losing yet *another* PC laptop to another fustrating breakdown. In the past, each time my PC died or needed repairs, my Mac-using friends and...
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