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Between The Leaves: A Google Hangout from Ancestry.com
We’ve start a new series on Ancestry.com called Between the Leaves. It’s a genealogy chat show for some of the genealogist who work at Ancestry.com: Myself, Juliana Szucs Smith, Amy Johnson Crow […]
2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about […]
Places I’ve Been, Places They’ve Been: Tuesday’s Tip

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 — […]
Revolutionary Voices: A Last Muster Film — Sorting Saturday

I believe Revolutionary Voices is going to be great project. But they need a little bit of help still. Go to Revolutionary Voices on Kickstarter and learn more. And maybe kick in […]
Fun with Rebel Mouse. Tuesday’s Tip.

The Ancestor Hunt has done a fun new thing with twitter hash tags on Rebel Mouse. Try this one: https://www.rebelmouse.com/genealogy/ There is also one for #familyhistory: https://www.rebelmouse.com/familyhistory/ It’s a really interesting presentation […]
Rockets in Flight! Women’s Rights! It’s Follow Friday!
What I’ve been reading this week: Swift Justice—Moonshiners in Court from A Southern Sleuth Going Up Rocket, Coming Down Stick from A Family Tapestry Photo Mysteries from Branch and Leaf Remembering Riverview […]
The Gift of Yearbook Pages. Treasure Chest Thursday.

When you write about your family, good things happen. You find flaws in your logic. You find those wonderful “ah-ha” moments. And on occasion, you find a genealogy angel. Or they find […]
What Dog Shows Can Teach Us About Searching For Our Ancestors. Wisdom Wednesday.

Dog shows? I know you are thinking that I’ve lost it. Or maybe I’m looking for an excuse to post a picture of my dog. (Guilty!) But I was watching the Westminster […]
Ancestors from Outer Space and Constructive Criticism. It’s Follow Friday!
Here’s what I’ve been reading this week: Two on Archives.com What to Do if You Think Your Ancestors Came From Outer Space Keeping Track on the Road to Proof Slavery-Related Court Petitions […]