Each time you explore a new branch on your family tree, you're sowing seeds that may take years to sprout. Then, one day, it's harvest time.Yesterday a rich and bountiful crop was suddenly ready, waiting...
Our Ancestors Hoped for a Better Life
Speranza Maria was born of an "unknown union"on 13 May 1803.It's hard to imagine how difficult life was for our ancestors hundreds of years ago. Mine lived in rural Southern Italy where there was no industry...
Create a Digital Map of Your Family History
I've been in love with the aerial view in Google Maps for years. I've created different collections of map pins, like all known addresses for my grandfather. Everywhere I visited during my 2015 trip to...
3 Top Safety Tips for Your Family Tree Data
Results of Following Genealogy Best Practices, Part 3This is the third article in a series about the benefits of following genealogy best practices. (Read about more genealogy best practices in part 1...
Results! Hiring a Professional Genealogist
My ancestors' churchI finally did it. I hired professional genealogists to do what I can't: find my ancestors' records in a church in Italy.For one full week I tried not to think about the two genealogists...
You Can Read Foreign-Language Genealogy Records
"I don't understand the language" is not an excuse. You can find the facts you need on a foreign-language vital record.The reason why you can is the format. Official records from your ancestor's town...
How to Be Better at Genealogy than at Your Job
Results of Following Genealogy Best Practices, Part 2Last time I wrote about the priceless benefits of documenting an entire town. Today I'm focusing on another pillar of my genealogy philosophy. It can...
How to Build a Broad Family Tree and Unite Strangers
Results of Following Genealogy Best Practices, Part 1A year and a half ago I didn't know I had a genealogy philosophy. That after years of working on my family tree, I'd developed sure-fire methods I...
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