Feb 26 2013
Genealogy is a hobby whose “bug” can be passed down to our children given the right “nudge”. It’s difficult to get adults interested in doing research, or to sit down and tell you their family’s history. Children generally have a short attention span, and that’s with activities they enjoy doing; like watching TV, playing video(…)
Feb 17 2013
I recently worked on a case that looked very hard to crack till a fellow genealogist pointed out he had seen the name written with 1 extra T in the name. with that information, I was able to find the whole family within 10 minutes. The message behind this, a name is not always what(…)
Jan 5 2013
DTP or Definitive Tangible Proof, in genealogy, is an item that provides direct evidence of the existence of an ancestor. Which can include, but is not limited to the following: birth/baptism/marriage/death records, military records, land deals (purchases/sales), tax lists/census, paintings/portraits/photographs, personal letters/journals, Wills/Estates, Probate records, Orphans “bound out” to individuals, grave markers, individual items used(…)
Dec 23 2012
By way of providing a quick update to everyone. Our move to a new hosting server, with full backup facilities is now completed. Hopefully nothing was lost in the transition. Having rummaged around I think everything made the move safely & without breakage. However should you notice any problems, please contact me directly. I’ll do(…)
Nov 6 2012
Genealogical research is very rewarding and there are many opportunities to learn the different aspects of it. But, some of these opportunities come with a price tag, which some of us can not afford. Or maybe we can attend one or two of them a year, but miss out on several others. What can we do to take advantage of those seminars, conferences and educational moments that we are not able to attend personally?
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