RootsMagic TV: Short Genealogy Tutorials and Webinars on YouTube
Now you can find short training videos in addition to free full-length webinars on RootsMagic's new YouTube Channel, RootsMagicTV. If you're a RootsMagic user (or may be interested in becoming one), FamilySearch Family Tree or PAF user , you'll love these helpful...
How to Get the first Episode of Who Do You Think You Are? for Free and EARLY
Just can't wait for the new season of the genealogy-themed television series Who Do You Think You Are? which premieres on the TLC channel on July 23? Well, you don't have to! If you are a faithful listener of the Genealogy Gems Podcast then you are probably familiar...
Genealogy Gems Podcast App for Windows 8 Phone and Desktop Now Available
The Genealogy Gems Podcast App is now available for Windows 8 phone, tablets and desktop! Our app provides you the ability to stream or download free Genealogy Gems Podcast content, and even share your favorite episodes. Here's what you need to know: Phone / Tablet: ...
PAF Genealogy Software Retires
If you've been doing family history research for awhile, you probably have heard of (and maybe used) PAF: Personal Ancestral File software. Well, it's been hard at work for a long time--as a true pioneer in genealogy computing--and now it's retiring. It's not that...
Check out this New First Look at Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are? is coming to the TLC channel, and if this new "first look" is any indication, it's going to be a terrific new season on a new channel! Kicking off the series on July 23 is Kelly Clarkson, followed by Christina Applegate (July 30), Chelsea...
Trace Your Native American Ancestors with BIA Genealogy Guide
Many North American families have a tradition that someone in their family tree was a Native American. In fact, I have sometimes heard people say that they originally got interested in genealogy because they wanted to learn whether they really did have a Native...
Who Do You Think You Are? Teaser Video and Remaining Celebs Announced
The television channel TLC has picked up the series "Who Do You Think You Are?" and you can tune in to the first episode on Wednesday, July 23 at 9|8c. There's been a slow leak of celebrity names, but the wait is worth buy medication online it. Here's how the...
1950 Census Locational Tool Project for Genealogy
Hands up, who wants to help prep the 1950 U.S. census for us all to explore? The 1950 census won't be released to the public for seven more years, but it took just longer than that to create the locational tools that millions of researchers have used to find their...
Free Irish Genealogy Resources
If you've got Irish roots and haven't started exploring them, check out Irish Genealogy, recently re-launched by Ireland's Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Beginners rejoice: you can read the site in English and there are helpful links on the lower left...
6 Tips: How to Organize Your Family History
We genealogists often accumulate a lot of family "stuff:" original documents, old photographs and heirlooms. Though it's wonderful to own them, it can be a serious challenge to keep them organized and documented. Sunny's 6 Tips for Organizing Your Genealogical Items...
FGS Conference Early-Bird Registration Ends July 1
From the FGS Press Release: “Journey through Generations” – A Conference for the Nation’s Genealogists June 10, 2013 – Austin, TX. Discounted early-bird registration for the 2013 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference will continue only until July 1. Early...
Start Digging! New Worldwide Records Added to FamilySearch
Millions of new images and indexed records are added to FamilySearch.org every week. But here's one that particularly caught my eye: 5.6 million records from Massachusetts Land Records dating from 1620 to the 1980s. It's a browsable collection of "land and property...
How to Make a Daguerreotype
We live in the era of digital photography--far from the time of the daguerreotype. But that didn't stop Seattle-based photographer Dan Carrillo from falling in love with daguerreotypes and bringing this art form back to life. "There's something about a...
United States Colored Troops (USCT) Service Records Digitization Project
Here's the latest from the National Archives: National Archives Marks 150th Anniversary of U.S. Colored Troops Washington, DC. . . Marking (the) 150th anniversary of its creation, the National Archives announces the completion of the United States...
FamilySearch App Maps Ancestors’ Birthplaces
A new app for FamilySearch.org users lets you map your ancestors' birthplaces. It retrieves information about your ancestors from your data at FamilySearch.org. It's called Family Map and it looks like this: While there are lots of maps online, it's fun to see your...
3 Reasons You Need the New Version of Google Earth Just Released
Google celebrated Earth Day by releasing Google Earth 7.1 and announcing some great new content! And there are three reasons you will want to make the upgrade: 1. New Hands-Free Navigation Technology The big news with version 7.1 is Leap Motion support, a touch-free...
Church Records for Genealogy on Archives.com
UPDATE: THIS COLLECTION HAS BEEN EXPANDED AND IS NOW ALSO AVAILABLE ON ANCESTRY.COM. About 4.6 million genealogical records from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are now available on Archives.com. This project represents a unique collection for...
100 Years Ago Today in Newspapers
Spring is in the air, as it was 100 years ago today. On May 14, 1913 the Omaha Daily Bee, the front page sported a comic depicting the eternal struggle of suburban life - fighting weeds in an effort to achieve the perfect lawn. (Omaha daily bee., May 14, 1913, Weekly...