This map from Visited States Map Generator has popped up in my Facebook feed multiple times, so I had to make one. It’s a map! Who could resist? Color codes: Green — […]
Places I’ve Been, Places They’ve Been: Tuesday’s Tip
A few upcoming speaking engagements. Tuesday’s Tip
I have a few speaking engagements coming up that you might be interested in. I usually post my slides when I’m done, so if you can’t attend, you can view them later. […]
Knowing when to tip over or How I plan to write more this year. Tuesday’s Tip
We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. — RAY BRADBURY, Zen in the Art of Writing […]
Weaving in the Current Events of the Time into Your Ancestor’s Story: Tuesday’s Tip
We look at census records and changes in families as their story. But they lived in a time and place. Their lives weave through history. As I work on my Kinship Determination […]
Tuesday’s Tip: Public Profiler Worldnames
OK, I don’t know if this is going to break down any of your brick walls, but if you are like me, it was fun to play with. I started on Public […]
Tuesday’s Tip — Stop Searching, Start Analyzing
I’ve been on Vacation, a girl’s weekend in New Orleans. So I’ve been away from my blog. Good weekend! New Orleans is an amazing town. So I’ve been working on my Sources. […]
Tuesday’s Tip — New Job, Punctuation and New Perspective
After 4 years at Ancestry.com I’m working at a different job and therefor not paying as much attention to my blogging the last few days. I’m now the product manager for Institutional […]
Tuesday’s Tip — Ancestry Magazine on Google Books
Although it’s no longer being published, you can still access copies of Ancestry Magazine on Google Books. Starting with the first issues in 1994: Up until the last issues in 2010: There […]
Tuesday’s Tip — Ask Ancestry Anne’s Top 20 Search Tips
I posted a series of Search Tips specific to Ancestry.com and thought that they might be worth rehashing here. Here are my top 20 search tips: Shaky Leaves — Ancestry.com will do […]
Tuesday’s Tip: What To Do When You Start Researching A New Place
Every state and county handled vitals and other legal documents differently. The state of Virginia in its infinite wisdom decided NOT to record births when my great great grandfather Charlton Wallace was […]
