RootsTech: Bringing Technology and Genealogy Together.  Today, November 30, 2011 is the last day to get in on the Roots Tech Early Bird Registration for $129.  The regular price is $189.  Roots Tech will be held February 2-4, 2012 at Salt Lake City, Utah.  RootsTech is different than the regular genealogy conference.  It’s kind of [...]

Have you “Googled” your ancestor’s name and filtered through the “hits” but really don’t want to have to go through this same process every week to see what new things Google will find about your ancestor?  I have a solution for you.  You may set up a “Google Alert” for your ancestor’s name so that [...]

Have you wished you could afford a subscription to Fold3 and could access the military records in their database?  Your wish has come true! Fold3 is offering one year all access memberships for $47.95!  That’s a 40 percent savings over the regular price of $79.95.   Get it today! To subscribe, click on this link:  Fold3    [...]

Are you looking for an easy to use genealogy software program or for a gift for Christmas?  I’ve got just the answer for you! Just in time for the holidays, RootsMagic has just released Version 5 of their “award winning software which makes researching, organizing, and sharing your family history easy and enjoyable,”  and reviewed [...]

Do you have any unidentified photos you’ve inherited?  I think most of us do!  I received a photo album of about ten pictures with NOT ONE LABEL or FAMILY NAME in it.   This album came into my hands years ago.  I took each photo out of the album, looking for names, etc., but then I [...]

First, the Black Friday deals:  If you want to stay cozy and warm here’s some deals on the Internet!  I have a Black Friday widget for Amazon.com on my sidebar that will take you straight to the Amazon.com deals. Fold3 is offering a Black Friday deal: A one year membership for $47.95.  That’s a 40% [...]

Things have changed since the days when we sat around the nightly dinner table and had a discussion.  Parents and children are busy.  In our hurried lives, many have the grab and go routine down where they drive through the fast food line, grab their grub, chow it down, and head to the next activity [...]

Many homes on Thanksgiving Day are filled with the smell of turkey roasting in the oven, pumpkin pies set out on the sideboard, cheers or moans from the group huddled in front of the football game on the TV, and children or grandchildren running through the house, knocking over the toddling babies who try to [...]

I just want to take a minute to express my gratitude to all of you, my readers, who make my day every day you read my blog.  I appreciate that you take time out of your busy schedules to check in with me.  I thank you for that! Also, I recently attended a neighborhood potluck [...]

Has your collection of family memorabilia grown over time as elderly relatives pass their treasures your way?  I recently visited my mother in southern California.  Each time I go to see her, she asks me to bring an empty car so she can fill it with the family heirlooms to send home with me.  During [...]