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FamilySearch Has Updated Its YouTube Channel

Did you know that FamilySearch has its own YouTube channel? They recently updated it with new videos for genealogists to watch and learn from. FamilySearch has also been adding documents to the vast database that can be accessed through its website. FamilySearch is the genealogy website that is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It is one of the most popular genealogy websites, and it is completely free for everyone to use. New resources are added to this website frequently. In August of 2011, FamilySearch has added many new and interesting things to its website. You … Continue reading →

Oklahoma State Tourism Has New Genealogy Resources

Genealogists who have family connections to Oklahoma will want to check out the new resources that have been put online through Oklahoma’s official Travel and Tourism website. You can link to a specific county, see detailed maps, and even trace your Cherokee Roots. Genealogy has become a popular hobby. Many states have started encouraging genealogists to plan a trip to visit their state so that the genealogist can physically walk through places that their ancestors might have walked through several generations ago. I guess you could call this sort of thing “genealogy tourism”. One way to generate interest in genealogy … Continue reading →

The chicken or the egg?

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A classic question that is applied to a variety of situations – which came first? Sometimes the question can be answered with science, sometimes not. Some research that came out this week was able to shed some light on one of these questions – do those with anxiety self-medicate because they are substance abusers, or do those with anxiety become substance abusers because they self-medicate? At first this might seem a weird question to ask – does it really matter which came first when you are talking about people with anxiety that have substance abuse problems? The simple answer is … Continue reading →

ScotlandsPeople Website Announces Coming of 1911 Scottish Census

The information found in a census is extremely valuable for genealogists. A census is an official government document, and can be seen as a legitimate form of proof of your ancestor’s birthdate, or where her or she lived. The announcement of a census being released can excite many genealogists, who cannot wait to use that census in their research. The ScotlandsPeople website has announced that the 1911 census for Scotland is coming soon. Do you have Scottish heritage? Perhaps you know what clan your family is a part of. You might have identified what color and style of tartan that … Continue reading →

Expert Connect Program at Ancestry.com Closing Soon

The Expert Connect program that has been a part of the Ancestry.com website is about to come to an end. This news comes as a shock to the genealogists who were taking part in the program, especially since the program has only been around since March of 2009. Ancestry.com is one of the most popular genealogy websites, with millions of members who use the website to do genealogy research, and to build their family tree. The Expert Connect project was designed so that a member of Ancestry.com could connect with an expert genealogist, and hire that genealogist to help them … Continue reading →

What Are Your Genealogy New Year’s Resolutions?

A lot of people are going to be making New Year’s Resolutions today. Whether their resolutions for 2011 are health related, travel related, or simply a promise to themselves to stop procrastinating, there is something about having a brand new year ahead of you that inspires people to better themselves. What are your genealogy related New Year’s Resolutions? I can share with you a few of my genealogy related New Year’s resolutions. One involves scrapbooking. I literally have a box of photographs that document a trip that my husband and I took halfway across the United States that I’ve been … Continue reading →