RootsWeb is down! This important free genealogy platform hosts millions of names on hundreds of genealogy-related websites for locales, societies, and even individual family trees. Here’s what you should know about the situation–and how you may be able to...

Damage reports are surfacing in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Today we discuss how two Texas library collections have fared, and disaster recovery strategies for genealogy researchers. I’ve got a fantastic get-started video tip for those trying to rescue...

Don’t be intimidated by signing up for Backblaze, the cloud-based computer backup service I recommend. Here’s how to download Backblaze in four easy steps. Protecting genealogy data, family photos, and other files is essential! I was pretty startled when I...

A Genealogy Gems listener was robbed of both her computer AND external hard drive. “Thank goodness we had a web-based backup, so we did not lose our precious research or photographs.” Here’s what web-based backup is–and how you can save a...

On Cyber Monday 2015 get 50% off Backblaze cloud backup service through Genealogy Gems. Sign up for our email newsletter to receive the coupon code and special instructions for this deal, which will only be valid on Monday, November 30, 2015. I protect all of my...

One of our most popular blog posts ever explains why you should still choose family tree software over genealogy websites for your master family tree–and which software programs Lisa recommends. Earlier today we celebrated our most popular blog post ever: the...