One of the questions that may arise when someone is considering making a genealogy or a family tree is the reasons behind investigating into their family history.  By beginning to investigate your family tree, you will most often times find direct links to significant historical events or people that are in history.  If you have [...]

Perhaps you do genealogy as a hobby, or perhaps you are interested in doing it as a profession to get a better grasp on history. Have you ever considered doing it for the health of you and your family, though? Medical genealogy is getting more and more interest from researchers recently. The reason is that [...]

Once you’ve begun the process of researching your family history, you’ve probably also begun the long practice of writing your family story. The family story is a concise, logical document that can help others to view your research in a reader-friendly format. It can help them become truly interested in the research that you have [...]

Centuries ago, the first of hundreds of thousands of immigrants arrived in America. Over the years, they have appeared at America’s doorstep for a variety of reasons. In the early days of the sixteen hundreds, they came with a sense of exploration and a hope for a better life. That hope carries over into America’s [...]

There are 11 steps to keep you organizes when making a family tree.
1. Gather all the supplies for your project.
You will need file boxes with lids, colored hanging file folders, standard green hanging files, manila folders, pens, highlighters, labels for folders, dot or star stickers, lined paper, additional boxes to expand your storage,  a carrying [...]

Joining the world of genealogy research can be quite exciting at times. At other times, though, it can be confusing and difficult. Not only can it be hard to locate sources of information about your family, it can also be hard to figure out who is related to whom. There are so many terms for [...]

If you are interested in genealogy, you know that there is a plethora of resources out there for you to use in your search for knowledge about your family. You know that the internet has a number of sites and resources for you and you have probably gotten a lot of information from there. In [...]

One of the most difficult parts about genealogy research can be interviewing family members to get their oral histories of the family. Not only is it immensely difficult for you, it can also be very hard on your subjects as well. Instead of simply quitting the interview process, which is what most amateur genealogists do, [...]

When researching ancestors, then vital statistic information can be of vital importance.  Digging up the dirt on your family is easier when you have some basic information.  Start out with a note pad, making notes.  First start with your parents, then your grandparents, great grandparents, and so on, working back as far as you can, [...]

Joining the world of genealogy research can be quite exciting at times. At other times, though, it can be confusing and difficult. It can be hard to locate sources of information about your family; it can also be hard to figure out who is related to whom. Starting your genealogy research can be a difficult [...]