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3 Easy Steps for Recording and Sharing Family Stories

Written by Tiffany on December 11, 2020.

This month I’m sharing practical ways to gather and record your family stories because isn’t December the family story month? It is when my family gets together for the holidays! So today I’m going to show you simple steps to do with Family Search and your phone. This is the easiest, no planning way of recording those family stories....

5 Simple Tips for Gathering Stories for Genealogy

Written by Tiffany on December 4, 2020.

You are heard…that’s what we ultimately want to feel when we gather as groups to tell stories. Stories bring us together in ways that other methods can’t. Gathering stories is a way for all of us, young and old, to connect with one another. And besides, it’s just plain fun! The holidays are a natural time for people to...

6 Practical Genealogy Things to Gift Yourself this Year

Written by Tiffany on November 20, 2020.

Alright all you family historians out there! This one’s for you! What gifts do you gift yourself? Are they all fun or are they super practical or both? Do you give yourself permission to buy gifts for you or do you give them to others? Yes, you can find amazing joy in giving the right gift to others, but don’t forget about yourself....

Connect with Your Family with these Useful Genealogy Gifts

Written by Tiffany on November 13, 2020.

Are you still looking for ways to share your family history with your family? The holidays are coming up or a birthday and you want to get them something that’s a little more personal this year? Then let me share some family history gifts that my family loves. I’ve had the desire to share more family history with my non-family history...

Practical Genealogy Gift Ideas for the Non-Genealogist

Written by Tiffany on November 6, 2020.

Have you ever Googled genealogy gifts and found tons of options for those who love family history? What about those who aren’t die hard family historians, but still want to connect to their family or learn where they come from? I’m sharing some practical genealogy gift ideas that I’ve done in the past and that are still on my bucket...

How to Find the Whole Family on Census Records

Written by Tiffany on October 23, 2020.

You search census records for your ancestral family and you think you’ve found the whole family. Then you discover that the husband or wife had a second marriage. Or the family had another child you didn’t know about. Sometimes that happens to the best of us! So today I’m sharing some basic tips to help you on census records....

5 Genealogy TV Shows that I Love

Written by Tiffany on October 16, 2020.

Are you looking for a different genealogy TV show to watch? I’m always on the hunt for these kinds of shows. Do you have a favorite genealogy TV show that you watch religiously? I do! I have several and I want to share some of them with you. So here goes…Finding Your RootsI love this show! My husband rolls his eyes when a new season...

How History Creates Records for Genealogy

Written by Tiffany on October 9, 2020.

Genealogists have a practice of looking at a historical event and seeing what records this created for genealogy purposes. Looking at history with a genealogical perspective is an important skill. We have been going through some major events in 2020, haven’t we? What records do you think will be created because of COVID and other events?Let’s...

How to Easily Find the History of Your House

Written by Tiffany on October 2, 2020.

We talk a lot about our family history, but do you know your house history? Houses have histories, too! We used to live in a house that was built in the 1920’s and had been renovated over the years. I loved that house, but it had many challenges to it as well. I really wanted to learn the history of our house, but unfortunately, we moved before...