Posts Tagged With: family history
Tuesday’s Tip – Read Winter Garden
I read a book recently called Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah. It is about a family of four, mother, father, two daughters, and the distance between them. The mother, Anya, tells stores of the Winter Garden and a peasant girl and her handsome prince, to her daughters as they grow up. Other than the stories [...]
Motivation Monday – 2012 Genealogy Goals
I think 2012 is going to be a fabulous year. A lot has happened since I wrote my 2011 goals so I believe 2012 is going to be a year of major changes. Here are my goals. Launch my redesigned website with the help of On The Beaton Path and Base Zero Productions. Publish two [...]
Tuesday’s Tip – Build a Family Health History
October is Family History Month and articles are popping up everywhere about activities for the month. You can build a family tree, create a scrapbook, make a family cookbook, contact long lost relatives, write your family’s story, and those are just a few of the suggestions floating around. Looking through the Prevention magazine this weekend [...]
Tuesday’s Tip – Attend the DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society 2012 Conference
Join the DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society for their 37th Annual Genealogy Conference. The conference will feature speakers: Paul Milner, Loretto (Lou) Szucs, Juliana Smith, Tony Burroughs, Jennifer Holik-Urban, and Maureen Brady. Date: Saturday, February 25, 2012 Place: Hilton Garden Inn, St. Charles Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Registration: Download a conference registration form [...]
Tech Tuesday – RootsMagic Part I
I received a complimentary copy of RootsMagic at the FGS conference last week and just started playing with it. I am very familiar with Family Tree Maker and have used it for several years. Already I have a question. Maybe one of my readers will be able to answer them. If not, I have the [...]
Midwestern Roots Family History and Genealogy Conference 2012
I stopped by the Indiana Genealogical Society booth at FGS2011 to chat with Tiny Lyons of Gen Wish List blog. I have been thinking about joining the Indiana Genealogical Society because they have, as of this post, 668 databases. These databases represent the 92 counties in Indiana. The society also provides members with an electronic [...]
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