You’ve been wanting access to FamilySearch Family Tree, right? The link tells you how: http://broadcast.lds.org/eLearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilySearch/FamilyTree/pdf/familyTreeAccess.pdf Be careful what you wish for though. I’ve been on it for about a year and, frankly, it’s a major mess. Here’s what James Tanner has to say: http://genealogysstar.blogspot.com/2012/04/sorting-out-relatives-in-family-tree.html Ancestor Hunting
I’m not excited about the 1940 Census. I know. I know. It’s heresy to say that with all the hype that is going on. But it’s true. I know where all my ancestors and most other family members were in 1940 – same place they were in 1930 – and 1920. For the most part, same place they had been for the last 100 years. The only difference is in 1940 they will all be in one township instead of…
How many generations in your direct female line do you know? This question is for females. The way records were kept men can generally go further back with data on male lines than females with their female lines. Mitochondrial DNA is inherited solely from the mother and thus enables the trace of your maternal line back in time. Unfortunately it can’t put a name to the members of the line. Obviously you are #1 and your mother is #2. My…
I recently heard a lecture on The Cloud. The Cloud is our future. The Cloud will store everything. You won’t have to worry about backups. The Cloud will work across platforms. The Cloud will keep files compatible with current versions of software. You can collaborate in The Cloud. The Cloud is the greatest thing since sliced bread. The Cloud may be our future whether we like it or not and you can collaborate in The Cloud but I have some…
Years ago I was opening a bank account in Chicago. She asked me for my mother’s maiden name. I must have looked at her funny because she explained it was for security. I laughed. I told her that wouldn’t work where I was from. I knew everyone’s mother’s maiden name. She said I’d be surprised at the number of people who didn’t know their own mother’s maiden name. That was long before the internet. About 25 years ago I was…
I came across a genealogy involving one of my ancestors. There was a dispute over his name. I could offer my argument for the name IF I could offer proof. Of course, there is no birth or death certificate and this case there is no marriage certificate due to a courthouse fire. I know where the body is buried but there is no readable stone. I have several pictures of him which prove nothing. My grandmother, for reasons unknown, always…
A woman wrote that she was descended from “almost all of the Magna Carta Sureties.” I advised that several of them either had no known issue or their line was extinct within four or five generations. She became very upset, said I was just jealous. I didn’t hear from her again. I don’t know of any Magna Carta Sureties in my lines. My sister has some. She’s a Calvert descendant. It doesn’t seem to make her life better or worse….
Have we lost sight of what genealogy is all about? There is a movement to turn genealogy over to a select few with highly specialized skills. By making it a formal profession with strict requirements, testing, etc. they hope to give it credibility as well as allow the pros to make more money doing it. I don’t think the founders of the movement meant to push the rest of us out but some are advocating just that. Will it happen?…
Google Search Tips for Genealogists | TechTips | FamilySearch ‘via Blog this’ Nearly 11 minute video showing ways you can use Google in your genealogy search. Ancestor Hunting
Scientists Discover Virus Responsible for Genea-Skankery: ‘via Blog this’ I’m sure you have seen trees like she discusses. Ancestor Hunting