Family History Episode 5 – Unlocking the Past and Home Sources
Published October 29, 2013 by Lisa Louise Cooke Download the Show Notes for this Episode Welcome to this step-by-step series for beginning genealogists—and more experienced ones who want to brush up or learn something new. I first ran this series in 2008. So many...
Add Your Local Paper to Digitized Newspapers Online with NEH Funding
Does your local library, historical or genealogical society have a newspaper collection to share? Let the NEH help! The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is accepting proposals from institutions hoping to participate in the the National Digital Newspaper...
Family History Episode 4 – Genealogy Conferences, the SS-5, Delayed Birth Records and Death Records
Published October 29, 2013 Download the Show Notes for this Episode by Lisa Louise Cooke Welcome to this step-by-step series for beginning genealogists—and more experienced ones who want to brush up or learn something new. I first ran this series in 2008. So many...
David Rumsey Shares Souvenir Map for Early Airline Passengers
A recent blog post at slate.com caught my eye because it features a map from the genealogists-love-it David Rumsey map collection. But what captured my attention was the story the unfolded behind the foldable map itself. I think you'll love it! Blogger Rebecca Onion...
MyHeritage Partners with FamilySearch
Genealogy industry giants MyHeritage and FamilySearch have just announced a strategic partnership that promises to be a win-win for genealogists everywhere. It looks like FamilySearch's billions of historical records will get a searchability boost with MyHeritage...
(Free Video Class) Google Earth Helps Genealogist Find Family Business
Gail Rogers in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada recently shared how my presentation on using Google Earth for genealogy helped her find her way to the site of an old family business--and the place where her ancestor died. She's given me permission to share it with you. I hope...
Family History Episode 2 – How to Interview Your Family
Republished October 8, 2013 by Lisa Louise Cooke Download the Show Notes for this Episode Welcome to this step-by-step series for beginning genealogists—and more experienced ones who want to brush up or learn something new. I first ran this series in 2008....
2 Evernote for Genealogists Must-Have Tips
Evernote is certainly the fastest-growing (and FREE) note-taking technology out there, so it's no wonder that it is incredibly popular with genealogists. But there's a lot packed into it and I've noticed that many genealogists aren’t taking full advantage. Here's are...
Over a Million Newly Indexed Canadian Passenger Lists Now Available
Over a million indexed records and images for Canadian passenger lists (1881-1922) are among newly-announced records now searchable at FamilySearch.org. The database includes records for Canadian ports--Quebec City, Halifax, St. John, North Sydney, Vancouver and...
Meet a Gem: 101-Year Old Woman and her 1930 Packard
Want to meet a real gem? She's Margaret, a centenarian who's still at the wheel of her 1930 "straight-8" 740 Packard automobile! In the video below she talks about the joy of revving the engine. She loves the "sense of horsepower," a distinct sound signature she...
WWII Letters From Soldier Daddy Finally Reach Daughter
A letter written to his infant daughter by an American soldier during World War II finally reached her--69 years later. She never knew him. He died in Italy in 1944. A television station in Charleston, SC recently reported a woman's reunion with this letter along with...
The Fifth Generation iPad is on the Way and will possibly include…
The website All Things D is reporting that Apple has announced it will hold a Fall iPad Event on October 22, 2014. The newest generation of iPad will possibly include: a thinner and lighter design much like the iPad Mini an improved camera running Apple’s new 64-bit...
The First Photograph Ever Taken?
Have you ever wondered about the first photograph ever taken? The first time human technology captured a passing moment and made it permanent? What was the subject? What were the circumstances? Check out this blog post by a photography enthusiast who followed the...
Here’s What is Changing on Ancestry.com
Do you feel like every time you log in to your favorite genealogy data website, it's changed? Well, that's probably because it has. The sites themselves are gaining weight, both the weight of additional users and additional records. It only makes sense that the way...
Meet the Woman in Your Pocket..the Voice of Siri
Whether you have an iPhone in your pocket of a iPad tucked under your arm, Susan Bennett is along for the ride. Susan is the voice of Siri: Most of the time, Siri is a voice we trust to get us to our destination, or find a good buy medication online with prescription...
Disaster Planning for Genealogists Part 4: Share and Update Files
This post wraps up our four-week series on disaster planning for genealogists in honor of National Preparedness Month in the United States. In previous weeks, I talked about assessing our collections of family history artifacts and research materials; creating...
How to Find What You Want at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has a new quick video tutorial to help us find things in their enormous collections, both offline and online. "How to Find Stuff at the Largest Library in the World" is a 5-minute introductory video. It shows how to use subject headings,...
The Newest Place for Digitized Irish Newspapers for Genealogy
Got Irish roots? You may want to check out Findmypast.com's new Irish Newspaper Collection, with nearly 2 million searchable historical Irish news articles. "Digitized from the collections of the British Library, the Irish Newspapers Collection on findmypast.com is a...