Boost your Google search skills with this free video class on Google for genealogy, presented at RootsTech 2016 by Google expert Lisa Louise Cooke. “Everyone should be using Google to search for their family history!” That’s Lisa Louise Cooke’s...
Citizens Creek: NEW Genealogy Gems Book Club Featured Title
Citizens Creek, the newest novel by New York Times best-selling author Lalita Tademy, is the featured Genealogy Gems Book Club title for the last quarter of 2015. In December, we will bring you an exclusive interview with the author. Why not start reading now?We are...
Do You Need these WWII Documents at The National Archives [UK]?
Recently I heard about a slew of WWII documents at The National Archives [U.K.], some newly available online. Look closely at the descriptions: they have holdings of records of non-British forces, too! Recently The National Archives [UK] promoted some of the WWII...
We Dig These Gems! New Genealogy Records Online
Every week we blog about new genealogy records online. Which ones might help you find your family history? New this week: Delaware land records, French censuses, British directories, Irish newspapers, Spanish municipal records (to the 1300s!), and U.S. passport...
Be a Hero! 4 Ways to Rescue Military Memories and Artifacts
Remembering the stories of our veterans–both the living and the dead–is an important way we can all honor their service and sacrifices. Here we offer four ways to do that. In our countdown to Veterans Day, we are honoring veterans and recognizing efforts...
New Videos Can Help You Find African-American Family History in Freedmen’s Bureau Records
FamilySearch has posted a series of new videos aimed at helping people trace their African-American family history with Freedmen’s Bureau records. FamilySearch’s YouTube channel has published several new videos to help researchers better understand how to...