A surname table is a quick reference of four generations of family lines. Learn how to make it another way.
Follow these steps to create a cover for your family history book.
Are you recognizing all of your DNA cousin matches? Try making a surname table and quickly catch all of those autosomal relatives,
Discover a quick way to link documents and photos to events on Ancestry.com
Organizing genealogy research doesn't have to be difficult when you know these five filing systems.
Reader Question: Where should I put the photos in my writing? Should I put the images next to the paragraph I wrote? Should I put them at the end of a chapter? Or should I put all the photos in a photo section? ~ Robert Murphy, PA Thanks, Robert. Great question. Having written over 120 drafts of my ancestor’s life histories and publishing numerous scrapbooks and family journals, I suggest the following keep photos close to the action in your self-published family history book. Arrange Photos Cl
Are you new to genealogy research? These tips and tricks will help you, as a beginning genealogist, climb your family tree to discover your family history.
Learn the basic steps for researching ancestors in genealogy with common names.
Are you recognizing all of your DNA cousin matches? Try making a surname table and quickly catch all of those autosomal relatives,
Ever wonder which voice to used when writing a #familyhistory in when you want to share stories and add additional commentary?
Are you recognizing all of your DNA cousin matches? Try making a surname table and quickly catch all of those autosomal relatives,
Learn the steps that will simplify the process of transferring your genealogy data between FamilySearch and Ancestry.
Are you recognizing all of your DNA cousin matches? Try making a surname table and quickly catch all of those autosomal relatives,
After reading numerous articles with tips for writing a family history, I have cringed as these articles make the process overly complex and the end result becomes cures for insomnia. Watch this video on YouTube.STOP WRITING BORING FAMILY HISTORIES! Many genealogists dream of writing “The Book” for family history, perhaps you’re one of them. Don’t destroy your admirable goal of turning your filing cabinets of facts into a bound book for your family to appreciate their heritage by printing the wo
When you data mine genealogy record sets, you can make discoveries for elusive family stories. Do you ever have a research question that requires you to explore a large number of families to attempt to piece together the answer? In this video, we’re going to talk about how you can data mine a record collection to answer your genealogy research questions. Watch this video on YouTube. With the DataMiner.io extension for Chrome browsers, you can extract large quantities of data at the click of a
Discover how fun heritage scrapbooking can be with these inspiring scrapbook layouts and tips and tricks for compiling your family history album.
Follow this genealogy research plan in your family history research to find ancestors with few facts when you start.
Are you stuck trying to write a family history, but you're staring at a blank screen? Have you started writing, but your story is boring? These tips can help you overcome both challenges.
Are you recognizing all of your DNA cousin matches? Try making a surname table and quickly catch all of those autosomal relatives,
Discover how fun heritage scrapbooking can be with these inspiring scrapbook layouts and tips and tricks for compiling your family history album.
Discover why the new US City Directories collection on MyHeritage helps genealogists quickly find their families year-by-year.
You hear the grumbles and the sighs as you tell your family to read their family history. They say they are not interested, and they would rather watch the grass grow. How can this be when it’s their legacy?!? There are likely two reasons why the family history book you want your family to read does not generate positive feelings. The first is the book is too large, and the second is what you created is boring. Reduce the Size of Your Family History Just as not everyone likes reading history, ma
Photos enhance our genealogy and writing a family history, but what do you do when you don’t have any in your possession?
Follow these steps to create a cover for your family history book.
When would photographing your genealogy documents serve you better than scanning them? If you have inherited a mountain or room full of genealogy papers or you need to downsize your archive, you need to digitize the contents so others can access and use the data. The overwhelming task forces the challenge of quality vs efficiency to the forefront and you’re wondering if you should scan your documents or digitize them. General Differences Between Scanning and Photographing Your Genealogy Docume
Is your family history story boring? Learn a simple writing tip that creates an engaging genealogy book.
