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3 Essential Tools That You Need in Your Genealogy Research Toolkit

Written by Tiffany on November 18, 2022.

Essential genealogy tools are so needed when you are doing research, right? You know you need them, but which ones do you need? Well, it depends on what your problems are. And I’m not saying that you have problems, but if you work with genealogy then you have problems. So with problems come solutions. And just like you have many problems you...

5 Things I’m Grateful For About Genealogy

Written by Tiffany on November 4, 2022.

It’s November, which means it’s Thanksgiving month. And I’m all about being grateful this year, but more importantly I’m grateful for genealogy. So I wanted to share with you the things that I’m most grateful for when it comes to genealogy. I’m Grateful for My Curiosity I have been fascinated with my family history...

5 Genealogy Research Questions to Help You Focus

Written by Tiffany on October 7, 2022.

Ah, research. Is there nothing better in the world to a genealogist? For me, I love to research! I love the detective work. My character traits fit very well in this area, but I still have to ask myself some basic questions to keep myself focused. We get to talk about those genealogy research questions in this article today. Genealogy Research Questions:...

How Fall Activities Connect Us To Our Ancestors

Written by Tiffany on September 16, 2022.

Genealogy isn’t just about researching names and dates. It’s also about connecting with real people who lived long ago. It’s about creating those feelings of closeness and comfort. This is why we have family traditions. This is why we learn from our parents and grandparents because we want to keep that connection alive. And this...

Fun Genealogy Activities to do With Your Family

Written by Tiffany on July 15, 2022.

It’s summer! And that means fun in the sun, pool time, barbecues, vacations, and lots of downtime at home. So you want to do family history with your family, but you’re looking for ideas. These fun genealogy activities need to be easy, little to no planning, and doable for all ages. Also, they need to appeal to kids who love researching...

Creating a Simple Genealogy Plan for Summer

Written by Tiffany on May 27, 2022.

Do you know how you want to do genealogy this summer? This is my question when summer rolls around every year. What do I want to focus on with my genealogy? How do I want to schedule it into my day? My daughter will be home so do I want to involve her in family history or focus on something else with her? All of these questions float through my mind...

How to Get to Know Your Women Ancestors

Written by Tiffany on May 20, 2022.

How would you get to know your women ancestors? Would you research them? Find out more of their culture? Would you make their recipes? I recently went to an activity where we had to research our maternal line as far back as we could go. We could only follow the women in that line. It was a fascinating experience for me.My Earliest Women AncestorsI’ve...

Records that Will Help You Find Your Women Ancestors

Written by Tiffany on May 13, 2022.

Today we are taking a deeper dive into the records that will help you find your women ancestors. We all know how difficult it can be to find women in historical records. They changed their surname when they married, they were often not mentioned in records, or their husband was mentioned instead. So some records are easy to find such as census records,...

3 Basic Strategies for Finding Women in Genealogy

Written by Tiffany on May 6, 2022.

Finding women in genealogy can be daunting. There weren’t many records that have their full names or any part of their names listed. They changed their name when they got married. Sometimes they were known only by their husband’s name. If they were married, most of the documents were written under their husband’s name with the added...