Nicole Elder Dyer

About Nicole Elder Dyer

Nicole Dyer is a professional genealogist specializing in Southern United States research and genetic genealogy. She is the creator of FamilyLocket.com and the Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast. She co-authored Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide and Research Like a Pro with DNA and is an instructor for the study groups of the same name. She lectures at conferences and institutes and previously served as the secretary and publicity chair of the Pima County Genealogy Society. Nicole holds a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in History Teaching. At Family Locket Genealogists, Nicole is a project manager, editor, and researcher.

Elan, Son of Two Peoples – Author Interview

Oct 3, 2016

Kids Book Club – October “Always remember you are the son of two proud nations, whose roots are as sturdy and deep as this oak tree,” a mother tells her son in Elan, Son of Two Peoples. In this captivating children’s story, which is based on true events, reader’s learn about a 13 year old boy coming of age through the traditions of two different cultures – the Jewish bar mitzvah and Acoma Pueblo manhood ceremony. This post contains affiliate links. If you...

Little Family Tree, A Genealogy App for Children, Now FREE to Download

Oct 3, 2016

I recently received the following press release for a family history games app for children that we love! I’m so excited to share this news. Little Family Tree, A Genealogy App for Children, Now FREE to Download Herriman, Utah, October 1, 2016Yellow Fork Technologies LLC has just released a major update to their app, Little Family Tree, making it FREE to download through the mobile app stores. Little Family Tree is an app that...

Favorite Reads of the Week: 1 October 2016 – Cemetery freestyling, FamilySearch tips, Twile

Oct 1, 2016

Families and Children 31 EASY Ways to Engage Children in Family History Cemetery Freestyling With Kids Generation Gap: Building Bridges with Stories by Meghan Vigeant at Stories to Tell Creating and Sharing Ask The Family Curator: Consultations Now Available by Denise Levenick at The Family Curator “Tell me a story, Daddy!” by PeterLLC at By Common Consent 5 Tips for Shooting Family Artifacts with SHOTBOX by Denis Levenick at The Family Curator Research Tips Genealogy Journals and Newsletters The Power...

Where Did My Ancestor Live? How Enumeration District Maps Can Fill in the Blanks, Part 3

Sep 28, 2016

This is part 3 of a 3 part series: Where Did My Ancestor Live? How Enumeration District Maps Can Fill in the Blanks. Part 1: Enumeration District Descriptions Part 2: Civil Districts and Other County Divisions Part 3: Maps of Enumeration Districts Maps of Enumeration Districts In this post, we will learn how the NARA Enumeration District Maps can help pinpoint the exact boundaries of county divisions with each state. Back to our example of James...

Favorite Reads of the Week: 24 September 2016 – Making history relevant, good hair, name change

Sep 24, 2016

Creating and Sharing Family History Should We Try to Make History “Relevant”? by Lauren S. Brown at Middle Web Sharing Family History Through Food: Apple Crisp Recipe by Janet Havorka at Zap the Grandma Gap Childless Matters by Janice Jacobs at The APH Blog “I Lost My Photos on My Phone!!” Here’s What You Need to Do by Lisa Louise Cooke at Genealogy Gems What’s in Your Closet? by Cathy Gilmore at the Kindex Blog Family history is circular by Carolyn...

Where Did My Ancestor Live? How Enumeration District Maps Can Fill in the Blanks, Part 2

Sep 21, 2016

This is part 2 of a 3 part series: Where Did My Ancestor Live? How Enumeration District Maps Can Fill in the Blanks. Part 1: Enumeration District Descriptions Part 2: Civil Districts and Other County Divisions Part 3: Maps of Enumeration Districts Civil Districts and Other County Divisions In this post, we will learn about the county division field on the census and how it can help us map our ancestors’ census location. In part 1 of this...

Favorite Reads of the Week: 17 September 2016 – Reasons to attend RootsTech, handwritten letters, oral history

Sep 17, 2016

News Popular RootsTech Event Open for Registration at the FamilySearch Blog Third Annual 2017 RootsTech Innovator Showdown Boasts $100,000 in Prizes at the FamilySearch Blog 7 Reasons to Attend RootsTech 2017 by Tyler S. Stahle at the FamilySearch Blog FGS Next Project – #FGS2016 at The Ancestry Insider Find A Grave Community Weekend on October 7-9 by Jessica Murray at the Ancestry.com Blog Family History Easy Button: Create New Sources in Family Tree from MyHeritage by Logan Steele at the...

Where Did My Ancestor Live? How Enumeration District Maps Can Fill in the Blanks, Part 1

Sep 15, 2016

Where Did He Live? When researching in U.S. Census records, have you ever wanted to locate your ancestor on the map but the census place was unclear? This happened to me when I found my relative, James F. Maness, on the 1900 census. I checked the header info on the census form, but the ‘township or other division of county’ was listed as “4 district” and the field for ‘name of incorporated city, town, or village, within...

Family History is for Everyone Spotlight: Elisse and Rob

Sep 12, 2016

Today I’m introducing two young genealogists, Elisse and Robert Brady. They are sharing how they became interested in genealogy and family history and what they like about it. For more information about the LDS topics they discuss, see Why Family History is Important at Mormon.org. Elisse My name is Elisse Brady. I live in Idaho Falls, ID with my husband and my daughter. I love riding my bike, eating black licorice, reading books, teaching junior high English,...

Favorite Reads of the Week: 10 September 2016 – Grandparents day, ancient obituary, why Mormons do genealogy

Sep 11, 2016

Grandparents Day 50 Books for Grandparents Day by Emily Schroeder at Growing Little Leaves How Well Do You Know Your Grandparents’ Story? at the Ancestry.com Blog Three Ideas for Honoring Your Grandparents This Grandparents Day by Maggie Mora at the Ancestry.com Blog News Professor Translates 1,700-Year-Old Obituary From Ancient Greek at NPR – a Brigham Young University Professor recognized ancient Greek on a mislabeled epitaph in a rare book room at the University of Utah. Guild of One-Name Studies...

About Nicole Elder Dyer

Elan, Son of Two Peoples – Author Interview

Little Family Tree, A Genealogy App for Children, Now FREE to Download

Favorite Reads of the Week: 1 October 2016 – Cemetery freestyling, FamilySearch tips, Twile

Where Did My Ancestor Live? How Enumeration District Maps Can Fill in the Blanks, Part 3

Favorite Reads of the Week: 24 September 2016 – Making history relevant, good hair, name change

Where Did My Ancestor Live? How Enumeration District Maps Can Fill in the Blanks, Part 2

Favorite Reads of the Week: 17 September 2016 – Reasons to attend RootsTech, handwritten letters, oral history

Where Did My Ancestor Live? How Enumeration District Maps Can Fill in the Blanks, Part 1

Family History is for Everyone Spotlight: Elisse and Rob

Favorite Reads of the Week: 10 September 2016 – Grandparents day, ancient obituary, why Mormons do genealogy

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