Genealogy Inspiration

Join the Worldwide Indexing Challenge #ABatchADay

Join the worldwide indexing challenge that is so simple, anyone can participate. Join me and other genealogists around the world as we do...

6 Helpful Books for Family Historians

Family historians love books, especially ones that help them understand DNA and capture and preserve memories. Discover six book titles t...

Ignore Story Crafting While Recording Family History

You are failing at recording your family history because you need to learn how to IGNORE story crafting practices. That’s right. I said i...

Why I Share Family History with My Children

Growing up far from family, I often feared what would happen to me if my parents or only brother died. I would feel like an emotional orp...

Flying Home from RootsTech and Meeting an Angel

With five children who need us home, we usually leave conferences before they’re over. We headed over to the Salt Lake City airport while...

Family-Friendly Websites to Excite Children about Their Heritage

If you want to excite your children about their family history, you have to begin by increasing their knowledge of YOU and YOUR HERITAGE....

The Most Important Thing To Do In Genealogy This Year

Why is it that we overlook or ignore easy tasks? Is it because those easy tasks are too readily forgotten, despite how important they are...

What is Your Genealogy Super Power?

Genealogists are superheroes, so what are your superpowers? Read and share.

Things I’ve learned while writing their story

Since January, I have been writing the stories of my father’s ancestors. It is now May, and I have learned a few things while turning the...

Stop Asking Genealogists How Far Back They Have Researched

“You do genealogy. How far back have you gotten?” Many folks who are trying to engage a genealogist in conversation ask this question. T...

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