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5 days ago
2 min

Genealogist Cemetery Bag

I f you find that you are one of those people who seem to be visiting cemeteries often you might want to think about putting together a c...

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Nov 20
2 min

A Fact History Changes

History has changed over time due to new discoveries. Scientific and technological advancements have played a significant part in changin...

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Nov 13
2 min

Finding Biological Family is Important

Adoptee wanting to find out who a biological parent is faced with concerns with fear of upsetting the adoptive family. I grew up without ...

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Nov 6
2 min

Sharing Your Past With Kids

Do you share stories of your past with your children? Just as sharing stories about our ancestors helps children develop a connection to ...

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Oct 31
1 min

A Must Read Book

I just finished reading Postcards From A Stranger by Imogen Clark. This is my first time reading one of Imogen Clark's books. I have alre...

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Oct 30
2 min

Our Ancestors Lifetime Events

To truly know our ancestors we need to know more than just their names. By learning more than just key information about them we take our...

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Using Work Projects Administration(WPA) to Research

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Oct 22
2 min

Using Work Projects Administration(WPA) to Research

The WPA provided paid jobs to help people survive through the Great Depression.

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Oct 15
2 min

Emailing DNA Matches

The most common complaint I hear is that DNA Matches do not respond to the emails. We cannot force someone to reply to an email,

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simplelivinggenealogist

Oct 9
2 min

Guidelines To Living Your Best Life

Connect To Family The building of connections to past, present, and future generations of our ancestors helps us to understand where we c...

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Sep 30
2 min

#PaperPileChallenge

This 30-day #PaperPileChallenge is a month-long challenge to help you become motivated to tackle your never-ending collection of papers.

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Sep 15
2 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
2 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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May 18
2 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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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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Apr 9
2 min

Using FamilySearch.org Notification

Life gets busy and the last thing we want to do is add more to our to-do list. One way FamilySearch.org has helped us to minimize the nee...

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simplelivinggenealogist

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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simplelivinggenealogist

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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