Oct 2, 2015 | Tips & Hints
How many of you have done a through audit of the data in our family tree software? I know I have not. To specify what I am talking about, have you checked to see if your database has children that were born after their parents died or couples that were married at a...
Sep 29, 2015 | Tips & Hints
The Ancestor Hunt website has provided a handy way to locate your ancestor’s death information. The list apparently started with 14 items (see the URL) but it now contains 15.In addition to the 15, I urge you to alse read the excellent comments at the end of the...
Sep 14, 2015 | Genealogy 101, Tips & Hints
There are a number of online courses available to help you get started on your family history. A few are listed below. Introduction to Genealogy on About.com A self-paced, four-lesson class packed full of new concepts, techniques and ideas which will hopefully get you...
Sep 2, 2015 | Tips & Hints
From Dick Eastmans’s Onlie Genealogy Newsletter 2 Sept, 2015 The following announcement was written by the folks at Ancestry.com. Please note that the new collection will be available FREE of charge for the next few days: More than 170 million documents from...
Aug 30, 2015 | Tips & Hints
Learning about the history and what resources are available for the places your ancestor lived can give your research a solid boost. The Ancestry.com State Research Guide series includes historical background, a chronology, helpful information on census and vital...
Jul 31, 2015 | Tips & Hints
Office Lens was launched on Windows Phone over a year ago and is now available as an app for Apple and Android devices. Office Lens is a handy capture app that turns your smartphone into a pocket scanner. It works with OneNote and OneDrive so you’ll never lose a...