I played around with this Gutenberg Block editor in hopes of sharing genealogy basics in a more visually appealing, less overwhelming format. 'Cause, let's face it, when you're trying to engage with kin that lie somewhere out there beneath your family tree's shade, the typical checklists of names and dates of birth, death, marriage, and … Continue reading Diagram Your Family Tree with Gutenberg Block
The Geek Within: Tips, Tricks and Techniques
A Civil War Legacy Continues: Serena Sayles Makes A Claim
Ira Sayles died Friday, 15 June 1894, and was buried on the Sayles' Mecklenburg County farm before the sun hovered on the western horizon that evening. If you have ever served as executor of someone's last wishes, then you know how incongruous the days following a death can feel. There are all the emotions roiling … Continue reading A Civil War Legacy Continues: Serena Sayles Makes A Claim
Tuesday Tip: Think Outside the Search Box
I favor Google Chrome, a largely irrelevant opinion. We all start in the box. Dutifully we type surname and variations; we add locations or events or dates. Genealogists troll the internet for data, stories, articles, and cousins. I must admit to some success with such random meanderings; but I have felt hungry for context, for … Continue reading Tuesday Tip: Think Outside the Search Box
Tuesday’s Tip: RootsMagic 5 from a Novice
Though I have been collecting documents, photographs and family stories for three years, and writing a blog for almost two, I have never tried to systematically record my genealogical information. Now that I have amassed enough treasure to genuinely call myself a genealogist/family historian, I feel compelled to organize it - to better tell my … Continue reading Tuesday’s Tip: RootsMagic 5 from a Novice
Tuesday’s Tip: Location, Location, Location
Local Societies Have the Location Most family historians, I would dare say, do not live close to the towns, farms and churches of our ancestors. Fortunately, somebody else does. Their location is prime real estate for your genealogical searching. Try this: in your search engine type the name of the county and … Continue reading Tuesday’s Tip: Location, Location, Location
Shoots, Roots, and Leaves 