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Do You Want to Play with a Preview Copy of RootsMagic 4?

November 25th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in
It seems as if the genealogy community has been holding its breath waiting to see if RootsMagic 4 will be out in time for the holidays. Well, there is good...

Gulf Coast State Histories Going Online

November 24th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in
Thousands of county and local histories, church histories, registers of individuals, directories of Texas Rangers and biographical dictionaries for the states on the U.S. Gulf Coast are being digitized and...

I Can’t Find it on my Computer!

November 18th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in
If you use a computer in your genealogy research, then you likely have a large collection of digital files. Digital photos, downloaded census records or wills, scanned documents, emails... If...

What Exactly Can DNA Testing Tell You About Your Ancestry?

November 13th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in
Public interest in genetic ancestry analysis as a means of supplementing traditional genealogical research methods has grown dramatically in recent years. The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) estimates that...

New Projects at FamilySearch Indexing

November 11th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in
Seven new indexing projects have been released to volunteer indexers at FamilySearch Indexing during the past two weeks including the Argentina 1869 census (Buenos Aires and Cordoba y San Luis),...

How Much Do You Really Know About the Veterans in Your Family Tree?

November 10th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in
Every veteran looks at war differently, offering a unique perspective and memories of these important periods in world history. So for each one of you who has a veteran somewhere...

Digitizing Your Family Movies

November 3rd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in
Somewhere in your house is a box or drawer full of videotapes -- aging home movies full of birthdays, dance recitals, holiday gatherings, a child's first steps and other special...