Every family historian knows that facts matter. We need to get our facts right about our ancestors as well as the world they lived in.I recommend following Judy Russell for many reasons, […]
Excellent Blog Post from The Legal Genealogist
Zoom Goes The History!
For all of you Civil War, 1812 and Revolutionary War History buffs out there, and I’m guessing that is most of you, I suggest you check out American Battlefield Trust‘s Zoom Goes […]
Researching Your Rev War, 1812 and Civil War Ancestors on Facebook Live!
Join me and other on American Battlefield Trusts’ Facebook Live Event tonight at 7pm ET: https://www.facebook.com/events/643840609795072/ We will be discussing how to research you Civil War, 1812 and Revolutionary War ancestors! Basic […]
Civil War Stories
If you know me, you know I have a passion for learning about the Civil War and my ancestors’ stories and experiences from the turbulent decade. Today we have launched a cool […]
Wythe County Conference Cancelled
Surprising no one I am sure, the Family History Institute in Wytheville has been cancelled. This is one of my favorite conferences and I am a bit broken hearted, but we have […]
VGS Day Cancelled
Understandably The Library of Virginia has cancelled all public programming due to the corona virus situation. VGS is looking into doing a virtual conference. More to come on this. Check the VGS […]
Poetry: Digging Into The Past
My niece and I wandered through Civil War Battlefields, grave yards and court houses last year digging up our ancestors’ past adventures. She wrote me a poem that I think captures the […]
Are You A Civil War Junkie?
Are you a civil war junkie? Or maybe you have ancestors who fought that you want to know more about? I am working on a new project at Ancestry / Fold3 that […]
Slides from Civil War Presentation at RootsTech 2020
I did a short version of the Civil War project at the booth. You can see that presentation on Facebook: My slides from the long version of the presentation: https://wp.me/a2t8Wr-10t Thanks to […]
Slides for Newspaper and Cluster Genealogy RootsTech 2020 Talks
I have posted slides from a couple of my RootsTech 2020 talks on Slides and Presentations Or you can download them here: Cluster Genealogy Booth Talk (PDF) Discovering Your Family […]
