As more people carry smart phones and tablets on a daily basis, we want to be able to use those devices in our genealogy research. Here are few apps that I could not live without (note: I use Apple devices, so this post will not cover Android and other operating systems; however, please leave comments […]
A Social Networking Bonanza
This has been a whirlwind week, making genealogy connections through social networking (and learning what a small world this really is). First, I got a comment on a blog post from the descendant of a collateral line. She (we’ll call her K.) said she had been referred to my site by someone on Ancestry.com. She […]
Jim Butler Army Enlistment
A few days ago, my dad called wanting to know if I could find his grandfather‘s military records so that he could order a marker to be placed at the new Murray County Veterans Memorial Park. Specifically, he needs Jim’s service dates, latest rank, and any medals he may have been awarded. I immediately logged […]
Online Family Trees: What are your search results?
Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings wrote an interesting post last week about Google results when searching for names from your own trees. He searched one one of his names combined with a location, using various search types and reported out the top results. I decided to give it a try with my own search results. I have an Ancestry […]
Surname Saturday: Top 10 Ellis Research Resources
Ellis is the second-most common surname in my genealogy database. These are the 10 resources that I have found to be most helpful in researching these family members. “Ellis and Keener Connections” – a family tree compiled by Lynda Gibbs and housed at Rootsweb World Connect. Some of you are groaning that WorldConnect family trees […]
