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Upcoming Genealogy Events – Week of December 25, 2011

Are you looking for something genealogy related that you can do this week? Do you want that thing to be something that will get you out of the house? Look over this quick list of upcoming genealogy events, classes, and workshops. One might be happening near you! If not, then check your local newspaper for more genealogy events. On December 26, 2011, the Minnesota History Center, located in St. Paul, Minnesota, will be open. They will open at 10:00 in the morning, and will close at 5:00 in the evening. Check out The 1968 Exhibit to get a good look … Continue reading →

Do You Accept Friend Requests From Relatives?

Social networking websites, like Facebook, are an excellent resource for a genealogist. People often find long, lost, living relatives just by doing a quick search on Facebook. It is a great way to keep up with what your relatives are up to. Other people discover that their relatives like to argue through social media. Do you accept friend requests from your relatives? If you are like me, then the reason you started using Facebook in the first place is because one of your relatives was on it, and asked you to join. I quickly learned that Facebook was a great … Continue reading →

Connecting Genealogy and Scrapbooking

It seems to me that if you have an interest in genealogy, you might also have an interest in creating scrapbooks. Both hobbies center around important family events, such as birthdays and weddings. As you continue your genealogy research, you may come across family photos that you had not seen before, as well as old photos of your ancestors. It seems natural to combine these two hobbies, in order to create a spectacular family album. Part of the fun of making a scrapbook is that you get to relive the memories from the days the photos were taken. You get … Continue reading →

Facebook – a Multifaceted Genealogy Resource

Did you know that Facebook can be a useful tool for genealogists? There are a few ways that you can use the very popular social networking site to increase your knowledge about genealogy and discover your family’s history. The first and most obvious use for Facebook as a genealogist’s tool is connecting with living relatives. You can look up the names of your family members to see whether they are on Facebook, and send them friend requests. In no time at all, you will be able to exchange messages and pictures with your family. You can even look at the … Continue reading →

An Easy Way To Add New Information To Your Ancestry Family Tree

What do you get when you pair genealogy giant Ancestry.com with your network of living relatives on Facebook? Possibly a lot of good family history information. Ancestry.com has added a new feature that enables users to add information from Facebook to their Ancestry.com family tree quickly and easily. It is a common misconception that genealogists are only interested in researching people who are deceased. Living family members are important not only for keeping family relationships strong, but also for sharing family history information as well as recording it for future generations. It is this connection between your extended family and … Continue reading →

Daughter Connects With Long Lost Father This Christmas

A twenty-nine year old woman was able to meet her biological father for the first time, thanks to the power of the social networking website called Facebook. The two met in person very recently, right before Christmas. One unexpected result of this reunion was that the biological parents of the twenty-nine year old woman were able to rekindle their romance with each other. Twenty-nine year old Shaheen Schneider had never met her father. Shaheen’s mother, Lisa Ketting, said that she and Shaheen’s father were very young when they had a relationship with each other. When Lisa became pregnant, she decided … Continue reading →