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Scrapbooking Is Family History
The word “scrapbooking” may be intimidating to a lot of people. I’m sure people think, “That’s not for me”, or “I can’t do that”. But, if you are interested in Family History, you might just find that...
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April 18th – International Day on Monuments and Sites
Every small town, major city, county and state has a vast array of monuments representing some event, a person, an activity — anything that is important for the present day and future generations to...
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Zcan+ – Portable Scanner
With the month of May being National Photographic Month, what better time to scan that box of photos. With digital cameras, then Smart Phones available for years to take photos and have them on your...
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State Resources at Allen County Library
The Allen County Public Library is in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It has a wonderful genealogical department, one of the best in the country. The collection of databases of information covers just about every...
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With the Kids – Digital Graphic Design
With the children out of school, it is a perfect time to try something new and tie-it in with the family history. Using the online site Festisite, you and the kids can create a fun activity using names...
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Scapple – Rough Out the Family Story
Scribbling — who hasn’t done that?? That is where you quickly write out a phrase, name, term, or short sentence so that will not be forgotten. You may have placed them on scraps of paper and now those...
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Videoing Family Stories
Oral family history is as old as families themselves. Long before writing, one’s traditions and history were passed down to later generations by the telling verbally of family stories. True, many of...
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Alabama on My Mind – Archive Photos
Was the state of Alabama a place of residence for any of your ancestors, then you will want to check out the Alabama Dept. of Archives and History Digital Collections. Of special interest is the...
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North Carolina Land Deeds – Back to 1740s
There is a list with link of North Carolina counties who currently have their deeds digitized and available to download from the web FOR FREE. Some in specific counties goes back to the 1740s. The...
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Add Data to Scanned Family Photos
One of the best activities you can do to help preserve the family heritage is to scan the numerous family photos. That includes gathering those collections of photos from other family members. During...
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Preserve Family History at Library of Congress
The Library of Congress for the United States has been collecting and preserving national, state and local histories for centuries, this includes some 50,000 compiled family histories. Many family...
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A Family Tree Researcher’s Gift List
Every generation, every family has at least one relative who gathers, collects and preserves the family history. They may have just started or been at the task for years. Each one of them does have a...
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National Registry of Historic Places
This National Registry was created in 1966 to keep a permanent record of information and available photos of some of the nation’s most prized historic locations. In 2016 there were 931 such locations...
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May – Historic Preservation Month
Historic Preservation Month was created by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1971 to provide examples of local preservation efforts in America. Preservation Month during May is observed...
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Saving Documents
You do not want to loose family records, documents, letters, photos, records, journals, etc that have been handed down over the decades. So what is the best method to preserve them? Of course keeping...
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Digital Access in the Future
Scanning your treasure family photos and documents is very necessary. However, make sure you also have all those scanned images on several different storage devices — including flash drives, discs,...
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Stories by Our Veterans
Rare is the family who does NOT have one or two living military veterans in their family today. The Veterans History Project connected with the US Library of Congress should be one of the first places...
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Family Artifacts to Keep
Lucky are the descendants of people who thought enough ahead to make sure certain family treasures were saved and passed on to the next generation. There are some major categories of artifacts you, as...
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Birth to Death and the Dash in Between
The following poem by Linda Ellis provides insight to the placement of a dash between a birth and death dates. “For that dash represents all the time“ that they spent alive on earth. And now only those...
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Your Family Story to Submit
It can be quite rewarding to make sure a family story, heirloom, hometown, family tradition, military, immigration or artifact is preserved for future generations. Using the online site ‘Your Story‘...
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