Have you wondered what a day researching at an archives or library should look like?  How about a bird’s eye view?  I’ll take you along with me on a typical research assignment.  You’ll have to remember that I am not perfect, and rarely am I so disciplined that I follow this formula precisely, but it [...]

My secret is out. I am a workaholic AND a genealogist. I prefer staying in town, going to libraries, conducting research for a book and finishing projects. My dream is to spend unlimited hours in the Family History Library, cracking tough genealogy puzzles. My dream is to sit by the fire and educate myself with [...]

Take a road trip? Search sites your family lived? Attend a family reunion? Catch up on your reading? Hit a genealogy conference or institute? Play on the beach and get some sand under your toes? Lounge by the pool and drink lemonade?  So many choices … so little time.   When I was young, my five [...]

Summer’s here and it’s time for some of those great genealogy research trips.  Have you ever planned a research trip, made the arrangements so everything would still be standing (including family members) when you returned, and left, only to discover things went a little haywire while you were gone?  You know, when “the cat’s away [...]