MyHeritage Book Matching: Automated Alerts for Ancestor Names

MyHeritage Book Matching: Automated Alerts for Ancestor Names

A new search technology is here: MyHeritage Book Matching automates the process of connecting digital book content to users' family trees. It used to be that our only option for finding our relatives mentioned in old family histories, county histories and other books...

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We Dig These Gems! New Genealogy Records Online

We Dig These Gems! New Genealogy Records Online

Here's this week's collection of new genealogy records online for New Spain, England, Ireland, the U.S. and the Kindgom of Hawaii. FEATURED COLLECTION: NEW SPAIN/NEW MEXICO. Ancestry.com has posted a new collection of land records for what is now New Mexico when it...

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How to Create a Coloring Book for Family History

How to Create a Coloring Book for Family History

Coloring books are all the rage for adults and kids. Let this project and these free online tools inspire you to create a coloring book to celebrate your heritage. Last Christmas, my mom Cheryl McClellan created a coloring book for our extended family out of family...

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Convert Files for Free with This Online Tool I Use

Convert Files for Free with This Online Tool I Use

Need to convert files to another file format? Whether images, sound files or even video, you may be able to do this for free online. These days, it's common to preserve digital copies of your most important genealogy files: oral history interviews, photographs,...

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How to Organize Notes in Evernote Notebooks

How to Organize Notes in Evernote Notebooks

Use these step-by-step instructions to organize notes in Evernote notebooks. Recently Donna watched one of my Evernote for genealogy webinars. She wrote in afterward to give the webinar a thumbs-up and ask this question about how to organize notes in Evernote...

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Great Canadian Genealogy Summit: Mark Your Calendars

Great Canadian Genealogy Summit: Mark Your Calendars

An inaugural event: The Great Canadian Genealogy Summit (CANGEN), to be held October 21-23, 2016, at the Courtyard by Marriott, Brampton, Ontario. The first-ever Great Canadian Genealogy Summit (CANGEN) will be held October 21-23, 2016. The conference even includes...

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We Dig These Gems! New Genealogy Records Online

We Dig These Gems! New Genealogy Records Online

Here's this week's roundup of new genealogy records online. Highlights: Canadian marriages, German emigrants, Philippines civil registrations, Russian and Ukrainian church records and Michigan marriages. CANADA - MARRIAGES. A new collection of district marriage...

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Census Research Tip: Why Look at the Same Thing Twice

Census Research Tip: Why Look at the Same Thing Twice

When may it pay off to look at the same records or indexes twice? When you can compare them on different genealogy websites. Here's an example for this census research tip.  You’ve probably noticed that some record sets are available online at multiple websites. At...

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We Dig These Gems! New Genealogy Records Online

We Dig These Gems! New Genealogy Records Online

Here's this week's roundup of new genealogy records online: Australia, France, New Zealand and, in the U.S., records for AK, CO, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, NH, NY, PA and WI. AUSTRALIA - NORTHERN TERRITORY - PROBATE. Ancestry.com has a new probate index (1911-1994) for...

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FREE NGS 2016 Live Streaming Sessions Have Begun

FREE NGS 2016 Live Streaming Sessions Have Begun

If you're NOT at NGS 2016, you don't have to miss out on everything! Join these free NGS 2016 live streaming sessions from Lisa Louise Cooke and Your DNA Guide Diahan Southard. Starting TODAY. My Facebook feed has recently been full of sad-face posts from my genealogy...

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YouTube for Family History: Documentaries You’ll Love

YouTube for Family History: Documentaries You’ll Love

Are you using YouTube for family history to watch documentaries about your ancestors' lives and times? It's instant family history movie time. Just add popcorn! After learning last year that my great-grandfather survived the horrific Johnstown flood of 1889, I wanted...

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Genealogy Gems Premium Podcast Episode 134 is Published

Genealogy Gems Premium Podcast Episode 134 is Published

The new Genealogy Gems Premium podcast episode 134 is now ready for Premium website members. Get tips for recording oral history interviews on your mobile device, start your Irish genealogy and more. Attention Premium website members: you can now listen to the...

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We Dig These Gems! New Genealogy Records Online

We Dig These Gems! New Genealogy Records Online

How great to see these new genealogy records online! Those with German roots will especially want to check out new resources on Ancestry.com. ENGLAND CHURCH. Findmypast.com has updated its collections of church baptismal and marriage records for Dorset, England. Those...

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Is This Website Down or Is It Just Me? Downforeveryoneorjustme

Is This Website Down or Is It Just Me? Downforeveryoneorjustme

When a website is down, use downforeveryoneorjustme to see whether the problem is on your end or theirs. Save yourself some hassle with this free web tool! If you’re like me, you sometimes come across websites that just don’t seem to cooperate with you.  Perhaps they...

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