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How to Begin Gathering Long-Distance Family Stories

Written by Tiffany on December 18, 2020.

Does your family get events look different now? Do we have more family connecting over long distances then ever before? This is tough around the holidays when we are used to gathering at someone’s house and having those more intimate settings. But all is not lost. We can still feel that close connection with our family by gathering those long-distance...

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...

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 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...

Free Genealogy Websites that I Use and Love

Written by Tiffany on September 25, 2020.

We all love something that’s free, right? My husband is famous for saying, “If it’s free, it’s for me!” This is also the case for free genealogy websites. We are all looking for more free websites that will get us the genealogy information or record that we need. Therefore, I compiled a list of some of the free websites...

2 Ways to Keep Genealogy Fun When Researching

Written by Tiffany on September 18, 2020.

Sometimes we stop our genealogy journey because it’s not fun anymore, right? We lose the excitement or the novelty of the project and now we’re left with the work. This is a crossroads moment. Will we choose to press forward knowing that it won’t be as much fun or do we stop where we are and move to something else? Sometimes that...

3 Simple Steps to go from Overwhelm to Productive

Written by Tiffany on September 4, 2020.

Right now we are very accustomed to going through the roller coaster of emotions. This particularly happens when we look at all of the genealogy projects we want to do, right? There’s so many good genealogy activities that will fill our time with joy, but sometimes we feel overwhelmed. There’s just so much to do! So let me share with...

Effective Tips When Stuck on a Certain Family Member

Written by Tiffany on August 29, 2020.

Are you stuck on a family member and can’t get past them in your genealogy research? You want to push back in your family tree, but you just can’t move past this one family member. You feel certain that ancestor is out there with records about his/her life, but for the life of you, you can’t find them! Welcome to what we lovingly...