How to Keep Your Research on Track
Have you ever begun an evening researching Great Grandma Emeline and found yourself browsing online census records for your spouse's family instead? Does a new message board post or other genealogical discovery distract you from what you were doing and send you off willy-nilly in a new direction? If you feel as if your family history search has you wandering aimlessly from clue to clue, try these tips for pulling everything together and a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://genealogy.about.com/cs/organization/a/focused.htmkeeping your research on track/a./p p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/27/focusing-your-family-history-search.htm"How to Keep Your Research on Track/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/"About.com Genealogy/a on Sunday, December 27th, 2009 at 08:58:24./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/27/focusing-your-family-history-search.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/27/focusing-your-family-history-search.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://genealogy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/27/focusing-your-family-history-search.htmzItl=How to Keep Your Research on Track"Email this/a/pOrigins of Popular Christmas Traditions
pIf you celebrate Christmas, do you exchange gifts on Christmas eve or Christmas morning? Have you ever wondered why we decorate with mistletoe and holly? Or why we place colored lights on the Christmas tree? Originally celebrated as a simple mass, Christmas has come to replace a number of other holidays in many countries, and a large number of a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://genealogy.about.com/cs/holidays/a/christmas.htmtraditions/a have become a cherished part of the family Christmas celebration. What holiday traditions do you celebrate in your family?/p p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/23/origins-of-popular-christmas-traditions.htm"Origins of Popular Christmas Traditions/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/"About.com Genealogy/a on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 at 00:05:01./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/23/origins-of-popular-christmas-traditions.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/23/origins-of-popular-christmas-traditions.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://genealogy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/23/origins-of-popular-christmas-traditions.htmzItl=Origins of Popular Christmas Traditions"Email this/a/pFree Family Tree Charts for Download
Looking for a chart on which to enter names, dates, and places from your family tree? These three a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://genealogy.about.com/od/free_charts/free genealogy charts/a are great for printing and framing as last minute gifts, or for collecting information from relatives during holiday get-togethers. Among them you'll find a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://genealogy.about.com/library/free_charts/bl_family_tree.htminteractive family tree chart/a with a pretty tree background that lets you enter the information in right on your computer, and this a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://genealogy.about.com/od/free_charts/ss/fan_roses.htmfancy fan-shaped chart/a covered in vining roses. Not sure which grandmother goes where? Check out these a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://genealogy.about.com/od/free_charts/a/forms.htminstructions for filling out genealogical forms/a./p p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/20/free-family-tree-charts-for-download.htm"Free Family Tree Charts for Download/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/"About.com Genealogy/a on Sunday, December 20th, 2009 at 10:38:36./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/20/free-family-tree-charts-for-download.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/20/free-family-tree-charts-for-download.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://genealogy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/20/free-family-tree-charts-for-download.htmzItl=Free Family Tree Charts for Download"Email this/a/pConverting VHS to DVD
pSomewhere in your house, or in the home of an older relative, 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 family moments. You haven't watched the movies in years but, unfortunately, the years are still taking their toll. By a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://genealogy.about.com/od/digital_editing/a/videotapes.htmconverting those old VHS tapes to DVD/a, you can effectively stop the deterioration in its tracks. Plus, you can use your computer to edit out the boring and blooper moments, add music or narration, and make extra copies for your family and friends. /p p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/19/converting-vhs-to-dvd.htm"Converting VHS to DVD/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/"About.com Genealogy/a on Saturday, December 19th, 2009 at 10:14:02./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/19/converting-vhs-to-dvd.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/19/converting-vhs-to-dvd.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://genealogy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/19/converting-vhs-to-dvd.htmzItl=Converting VHS to DVD"Email this/a/pGiving Back to the Genealogy Community
pThe holidays are always a very busy time of year, but in the spirit of giving I challenge each of you to find a little extra time this month to give something back to the genealogical community. Whether it is indexing genealogical records through a volunteer a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://genealogy.about.com/od/volunteer/a/indexing.htmfamily history indexing project/a, taking a a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://www.findagrave.comphoto at your local cemetery/a, or answering an a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://genealogy.about.com/od/help/a/message_boards.htmonline genealogy query/a, such a simple act can help remind you what the holiday season is truly about./p p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/15/giving-back-to-the-genealogy-community.htm"Giving Back to the Genealogy Community/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/"About.com Genealogy/a on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 at 11:12:58./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/15/giving-back-to-the-genealogy-community.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/15/giving-back-to-the-genealogy-community.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://genealogy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/15/giving-back-to-the-genealogy-community.htmzItl=Giving Back to the Genealogy Community"Email this/a/pMake a Special Memory Book
pImportant pieces of a family's history are found only in the memories of the living relatives. Help them tell their story and record their precious memories by a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://genealogy.about.com/od/journaling/a/memory_book.htmcreating a personalized memory book or journal/a for them to complete for posterity. Of course, not all of us have the time or inclination to create our own memory book. That doesn't mean you should miss this great gift opportunity, however! Buy your favorite relative one of these a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://genealogy.about.com/cs/writing/tp/legacy_journals.htmspecial memory books and legacy journals/a - they already have all the questions you need with ample space for answers and other memories./p p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/14/make-a-special-memory-book.htm"Make a Special Memory Book/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/"About.com Genealogy/a on Monday, December 14th, 2009 at 15:18:29./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/14/make-a-special-memory-book.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/14/make-a-special-memory-book.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://genealogy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/14/make-a-special-memory-book.htmzItl=Make a Special Memory Book"Email this/a/pWhere Can I Find the Book on My Family?
pMany people curious about their roots expect to begin and end their search quickly, hoping to find their family tree already done. It doesn't often happen, but both published and unpublished family histories can be found at a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://genealogy.about.com/od/libraries/public libraries/a, in the collections of local a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://genealogy.about.com/od/societies/historical and genealogical societies/a, and on the Internet.br / a href =http://genealogy.about.com/b/a/234379.htmRead more.../ap style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/11/where-can-i-find-the-book-on-my-family.htm"Where Can I Find the Book on My Family?/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/"About.com Genealogy/a on Friday, December 11th, 2009 at 09:34:13./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/11/where-can-i-find-the-book-on-my-family.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/11/where-can-i-find-the-book-on-my-family.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://genealogy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/12/11/where-can-i-find-the-book-on-my-family.htmzItl=Where Can I Find the Book on My Family?"Email this/a/pPearl Harbor - Lest We Forget
It has been 68 years since the U.S. Pacific Fleet was attacked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, marking the entrance of the United States into World War II - a war that ultimately claimed more than 64 million lives.
If any of your relatives are still alive to tell their stories of WWII, be sure to talk to them now before it is too late. It was a long, painful time in world history and each person who lived through it has a very different story to tell. My grandfathers, both deceased, fought in WWII, as did my father-in-law (also deceased). One of my grandmothers told me her stories of living through WWII as a teenager in France, while the other has stories to tell about the rationing and war efforts in the United States. My mother-in-law has terrible stories to tell of living through the war in Germany and her escape from a concentration camp. Quite a lot of different perspectives on a war, that surprisingly aren't all that different from one another.
Take time over the upcoming holiday season to try and capture your relatives WWII memories - both the ones who served in the military, and the civilians who lived through the terrible times at home. Keep their memories alive so future generations don't forget!
Pearl Harbor - Lest We Forget originally appeared on About.com Genealogy on Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 15:56:13.