Being a genealogist requires a lot of learning – what records exist and where they are squirreled away, what certain… Read more Genealogical Webinars and Staying Sane during the Pandemic

Being a genealogist requires a lot of learning – what records exist and where they are squirreled away, what certain… Read more Genealogical Webinars and Staying Sane during the Pandemic
Sorry for not posting for a bit, but this pandemic is making it hard for me to focus on anything… Read more Four genealogy things to do during a Pandemic
Bored with social distancing? Need out of the house? How about taking a walk through the local cemetery, recording gravestones… Read more Walking Among The Dead
A trip to the Expo Hall at RootsTech never fails to inspire some purchases. For next year, I must remember… Read more RootsTech – So Many Goodies!
I returned from RootsTech a week ago, and I’ll be posting some of my impressions of the experience over the… Read more RootsTech – The AfterEffects
Last year, I came away from RootsTech with my eyes alight about all things DNA, especially clustering. This year, the… Read more RootsTech – Oh, The Things I Learned
This week I joined the Scottish DNA group on Facebook. They have a very cool “Matchbox” tool, which lets you… Read more Scottish DNA
I’ve been mostly focusing on my father’s maternal line of late. They lived in Kincardine county in Scotland (near Aberdeen). … Read more 52 Ancestors: Week 16 Out of Place
My adopted daughter’s biological mother had named one man as her father at birth, but a later paternity test showed… Read more 52 Ancestors: Week 15 DNA