My first post
Hi everyone. My name is David and I am fascinated with history, especially personal history.I have created this blog in the hope that I can help others learn to find their history.Family trees,...
View ArticleFirst Step - Where to start
The adventure which is genealogy starts with a bit of work.Their are a plethora of tools and technologies out their to help you build a family tree. But before you can use them, you are going to have...
View ArticleFree Forms for Genealogists
The link on the left for Bailey's Free Genealogy Forms is a great free resource for the budding researcher. They have lots of forms in Excel and PDF format for your use.Here's a tip, sign up for a G...
View ArticleThe magic number is 1930
As a Genealogist one of your best resources will be the United States Census. These documents hold a treasure trove of data that will let you build a family tree.Unfortunately, U.S. Law keeps Census...
View ArticleSecond Step - Proving History
OK, you have collected everything you can from relatives and are now ready to begin using all the tools available to create your family tree (or research). Hold on, lets talk about proof.The Board for...
View ArticleI have how many relatives????
You may already have figured this out but I always enjoy when someone realizes how many people are in a family tree. I don't mean the families with 12 kids per generation. I mean just the basic...
View Article3rd Step - Start your tree
Their are many free (or close to free) tools out their to help you build your tree. I am going to concentrate on 2. Ancestry.com and MyHeritage Family Tree Builder. Both of these tools have a built in...
View ArticleAnother great resource
The Church of Latter Day Saints (the Mormons) have a great database that you can search online for free. Their website is FamilySearch.org
View ArticleStep 4 - Errors and Transcriptions
Most of the tools that let you search Census records have conveniently transcribed the data for you. Beware. The transcriptions are chock full of errors.Always look at the document itself, always...
View ArticleSetting Goals
Usually when we set out to trace our family history our goal is to "trace our family history". Now this is fine if you want to go back to Adam and Eve but it is best if you put some goals in place to...
View ArticleGenealogy Links
I added a new website called Genealogy Links to the Web Sites list to the left. Lots of great links categorized by location.
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