Almost every holiday season since 2009 blogging buddy Amy Coffin of the WeTree Blog and I have met up in the real world for a genealogy break. We set aside the gift returns, Christmas cleanup, and dirty dishes to review the last year and set out a few objectives for the months ahead. One year we … [Read more...]
Organize Your Genealogy NOW!
Save 20% on Any Course at Family Tree University with Offer Code FTUCOURSE. Expires 03/10/2015. January is National Get Organized Month, and if you are looking for a boost to your genealogy organizing resolutions, check out Family Tree University's upcoming Organize Your Genealogy in a Week … [Read more...]
Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy Photo Album
Course coordinator Josh Taylor and instructors Cathi Desmarais and Diane Gravel presented five days filled with inside tips for learning more about New England ancestors in “Digging Deeper: Advanced New England Research.” I’m home from a great week at the Salt Lake … [Read more...]
This Just Looks Like Salt Lake City
My family thinks I’m in Salt Lake City this week attending the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, fondly known as SLIG, but I’m actually in New England (virtually) tramping through churchyards and property boundaries in pursuit of my elusive ancestors. Tour guides Josh Taylor, with New Hampshire … [Read more...]
Blog Posts I Almost Wrote in 2014, and a Few I Finished
I have a hard time getting a post from inspiration to publication. Sometimes, the words come easily. More often, I start to write, stutter, delete, start over, stammer, until I either push through to the final thoughts or hit the big red Delete button. Sometimes, a crisis intervenes mid-sentence and … [Read more...]
A Christmas Gift from the United States Census Bureau: the Long-Form Census
The first official notice arrived in early December. We are one of a small percentage of American households selected to complete what used to be known as the "long form" census and we feel pretty darn special, that's for sure! The one page letter, single sheet (English/Spanish) was … [Read more...]
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