10 Great Ways to Share Your Genealogy Research Findings
After weeks (or even months) of tracing your family history, you’ve finally completed your genealogy research. Now the only question that remains is how you'll share your findings with your family and maybe even the world. Discovering your family history is an exciting process you likely won't want to keep to yourself. These ten great ways to share your genealogy rese...
January 24, 2023 READ MORE
8 Perfect Gifts for the Family Historian
Christmas is quickly approaching, and if you’re like most of us, you’re probably scrambling to find the perfect gift for the loved ones in your life. If the special person you’re shopping for happens to be the family historian, you are in luck! We have compiled a list of 8 great gifts for genealogy buffs that are sure to blow them away this holiday season. 8 Pe...
December 16, 2022 READ MORE
Unbelievably Strange Historical Facts
As writers, we are inherently curious beings. And given that our portfolio includes various family history and genealogy projects, it’s only natural that we’d find history to be especially fascinating and compelling. In one of our recent ventures down the rabbit hole of interesting historical facts, we came across this article from Ranker.com, with historical storie...
October 11, 2022 READ MORE
Ancestral Family Name Changes: How to Trace Your Ancestors When Birth Names are Unknown
We’ve probably all heard the sob story: A poor immigrant arrived in Ellis Island after their harrowing journey across the Atlantic. Not understanding the fast-spoken English of the customs officials there, the immigrant tried to give the official their name, but was misunderstood. Due to an overload of immigrants to process, as well as a lack of patience, the customs ...
September 13, 2022 READ MORE
7 Steps to Deciphering Old Handwriting for Genealogy Research
Picture this…You’ve suddenly come into possession of a box filled with old family pictures and genealogy documents, including a diary written by one of your ancestors over 100 years ago. Excited to uncover long forgotten family secrets, you open up the diary, only to find that you can barely read the chicken scratch scrawled on its pages. As far as you can tell, the...
August 24, 2022 READ MORE