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Sep 15
4 min

Genealogy Strengthens Life Skills

Genealogy helps us to figure out how to get through obstacles, find an inner calm within ourselves to think more clearly, help us to handle

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Handling Mistakes in Others Family Trees

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Aug 27
2 min

Handling Mistakes in Others Family Trees

Anyone doing genealogy research has most likely come across a family tree that did not have correct information about an ancestor.

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Aug 18
3 min

Genealogy YouTube Channels

YouTube is continuously growing and changing as the world has been changing. With the continuous growth of people interested in their family

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Jul 28
2 min

Giving Support to Authors

Whether we are purchasing a book to help us with our genealogy research, to simply learn how to live a simpler life, or to get lost in a fan

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Jun 2
5 min

"Pause" on Genealogy Forms

As part of my "Pause" on genealogy research, I want to evaluate what forms I am using. Did the forms aid in organizing my research in a way

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May 18
4 min

"Pause" on Genealogy Research

Maybe it would not be a bad idea for the second half of 2020 to be about putting our genealogy research on "Pause."

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Our Ancestors During The Spanish Flu Pandemic

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May 12
3 min

Our Ancestors During The Spanish Flu Pandemic

It has been over 100 years since the Spanish Flu pandemic had an impact on the lives of so many people around the world.

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Apr 22
2 min

Using Archive Grid For Treasure Hunting

If you have never used ArchiveGrid.com you could be missing out on some key information that could help you learn more about your ancestors.

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Reviewing My FamilySearch.org "People I'm Watching"

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Apr 9
3 min

Reviewing My FamilySearch.org "People I'm Watching"

Yesterday I logged onto Facebook for Family Search's Facebook page live event. This was my first time logging into Facebook to watch a li...

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Mar 24
2 min

Genealogy Webinars

As our world struggles with the overwhelming impact of COVID-19, there are several Genealogical Societies and repositories that have cont...

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Documenting Our Lives During the Coronavirus Pandemic

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Mar 19
2 min

Documenting Our Lives During the Coronavirus Pandemic

There are many of us who are scared and unsure of what tomorrow will hold right now. The Coronavirus Pandemic is forcing us into a situat...

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Mar 17
1 min

History Helps Us To Understand Actions

Spanish flu pandemic helps us to understand today's world choices.

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Genealogist as a Minimalist - What does it mean?

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Feb 28
2 min

Genealogist as a Minimalist - What does it mean?

What minimalism mean to me.

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Genealogist as a Minimalist - Handling Books

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Feb 21
4 min

Genealogist as a Minimalist - Handling Books

Sorting through your books

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Feb 13
6 min

Looking for Ancestors in Newspapers

Newspapers can be a valuable tool in learning more about our ancestors. The reason to use newspapers when researching is because sometime...

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Genealogist as a Minimalist - Handling Digital Books

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Feb 11
2 min

Genealogist as a Minimalist - Handling Digital Books

As part of my transformation to life a more minimalist lifestyle I decided that it is time to tackle my book collection. Most of my books...

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Feb 4
2 min

Hobbies As Minimalist

When some people hear about my journey to start living a minimalist lifestyle, they ask me if I've given up doing genealogy anymore. My a...

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We Need to Change How History is Presented to Kids?

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Jan 30
3 min

We Need to Change How History is Presented to Kids?

There has to be a better way to get our children interested in history. I love history and always have. I didn't love the idea of learnin...

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Jan 15
2 min

How I Will Remember William

This past weekend I lost my little brother William due to natural causes. I breaks a piece of my heart that he won't be here anymore. I d...

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Nov 7, 2019
4 min

Where Is Henry Burch Really From?

A project I worked on for Henderson Historical Society. Henry Burch's hometown was listed as Henderson, NY in several documents.

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