Posts Tagged With: Chicago professional genealogist
Reviewing My 2012 Goals
I was looking through a journal the other day and came across my 2012 goals. They are posted below. I came a long way this year and what I accomplished is in red. Things I added to the list as the year progressed are in blue. I guess it’s time to put some 2013 goals [...]
Generations and Sort Your Story Collaborate
Generations collaborated with Sort Your Story this year to write a couple of companion guides for the Sort Your Story software. Have you seen the software? It is a genealogical organization software. Very user-friendly and a great option for kids just started out in genealogy. The Sort Your Story Companion Guides in conjunction with my [...]
Upcoming Generations Appearances!
Generations will be speaking on the following dates between now and the end of February 2013. Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Connecting with others using Social Networking and Online Family Trees. South Suburban Genealogical Society meeting. January 12, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Finishing the Story Three case studies will be presented on World [...]
Track Your Family’s Addresses
Are you tracking your family’s addresses as you find them? It is important to record every address you find, especially if your family lived in the city. Why is it important? It is important when it comes to attempting to confirm or say it is possible an individual is part of a family when you [...]
Don’t Underestimate Your Power
This weekend I spoke at the Illinois Family History Expo. One of the lectures I gave was Finishing The Story which is three case studies about my World War I and World War II ancestors who died in service. My lecture basically goes like this for each case study: Tell the story I heard from [...]
Italian Ancestors