Genealogyland Blog

Are you a Genealogist?

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:36:10 +0000

A Genealogist is a person who pursues knowledge about his ancestors. I tend to be a lot more precise than this. I don’t call just anyone pursuing »»

Genealogy and Adoption

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:35:04 +0000

Disclaimer: Nothing in this article should be construed or interpreted as legal advice.

I have been teaching Genealogy off and on for over three decades. One of the »»

Writing a Genealogy Letter

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:00:40 +0000

For those of you who have been around the hobby since before the internet, this topic will be nothing new to you. Back in the day, it »»

Obituaries

admin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:04:19 +0000

Obituaries are heavily used as a source for Genealogy Research. The logic of their use is that they often list a lot of information about an individual, »»

Keep Traditions Alive!

admin — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:19:24 +0000

Last weekend we spent the better part of two days hauling out all the Christmas Boxes and setting about the home placing all the Christmassy things here »»

Pass the Turkey

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:15:33 +0000

How many of you fight over the Drumstick? We never solved that problem in our house and the kids and some of the adults grabbed for only »»

Add Some Cheese

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:34:38 +0000

Pictures are a large part of Genealogy Research. One of the first things I inherited from my grandfather’s estate was a box of pictures. I spent years »»

Writing “Roots”

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:07:00 +0000

In 1976, a couple years after I got started in Genealogy, Alex Haley wrote a book called “Roots.” Soon this book was turned into the first Mini-Series »»

Genealogy Software

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:37:59 +0000

If you are working on your genealogy, you need a piece of software to record everything you find. I have some strong feelings when it comes to »»

The Big Promise

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:25:57 +0000

One of the things you will be sure to encounter once you have been researching long enough is what I refer to as “The Big Promise.” You »»