On the trail of biological parents, this researcher made a life-changing discovery next to a microfilm reader at the...
A Life Changing Find at the National Archives
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Inspiration Articles
Write Your Own “Where I’m From” Poem and Enter to Win FREE Genealogy Gems Membership!
Did you see the contest we announced last week? Write your own version of a popular family history poem, and you could...
Celebrate Genealogy Serendipity! (This Book Does, Too)
Have you ever experienced "genealogy serendipity?" Here's a great book about it! Recently, I came across an old blog...
How to Share Family History with the Non-Genealogists in Your Family
How can you share family history stories and memories without boring your relatives? Catch this free video preview of...
World’s Oldest Message in a Bottle: Why Not Make Your Own?
MSN recently reported the surfacing of perhaps the oldest known message in a bottle. If YOU sent one, what would it...
Write Your Family History: A Printed Book or Digital Archive?
It's time (maybe past time!) to write your family history. Should you write a book or throw everything into a digital...
Want to Help Index De-Classified CIA Records?
By now, many of us have tried our hand at volunteer indexing and transcribing projects. We can index censuses, civil...
Was This My Ancestor’s Neighborhood? Using Google Earth for Genealogy
by Sunny Jane Morton When Lisa blogged recently about Google Earth's 10th birthday, it reminded me of something...
Family History for Kids Starts WITH the Kids
Kids don't recall much of their young lives. But we as parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles know their stories. We...