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Favorite Reads of the Week: 31 December 2016 – Christmas baking, new year, genealogy heir

New Year MY 2017 GENEALOGY RESOLUTIONS by Linda Stufflebean at Empty Branches on the Family Tree Twila Van Leer: New year, new resolve at Deseret News Want to Keep a New Year’s Resolution? How to Make It Right for YOU. by Gretchen Rubin at Gretchen Rubin 2016 Year In Review FamilySearch 2016 Genealogy Highlights at the FamilySearch Newsroom – it’s pretty amazing to see that 4.7 million photos were added to FamilySearch this year! Also there are 7.4 million […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer December 31, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month

Why DNA? How I Connected a Family Line with Y-DNA Testing

Are you intrigued with the idea of using DNA to break down your brick walls? Have you done a DNA test but don’t know what to do with your results? Have you wondered what the future holds for DNA and genealogy? You might want to consider attending RootsTech 2017 where more classes than ever will focus on DNA. Popular genetic genealogist, CeCe Moore, will be giving the Saturday keynote address and she is certain to entertain and […]

By Diana Elder December 27, 2016 DNA, Research Tips

Favorite Reads of the Week: 24 December 2016 – Caroling, traditions, and genetics education

The DNA Era of Genealogy by Blaine Bettinger at The Genetic Genealogist Define Your Dash: Start Writing Your Personal History with the #52Stories Project by Angie Lucas at the FamilySearch Blog Getting past overwhelm by breaking a project down by Janine Adams at Organize your Family History The Library of Congress Is Putting Its Map Collection on the Map by Danny Lewis at Smithsonian.com My Journey of the Certification Process: Entry 6 by Amie Bowser Tennant at My Kith N […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer December 24, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month

I Wonder Who Is Santa Claus – A Christmas Song Tradition

“I Wonder Who Is Santa Claus” is a traditional children’s Christmas song that has been sung in my grandfather’s family since he was a boy. His mother, Irma Henrie Elder, sang it every year to her grandchildren at her annual Christmas gathering. Irma’s mother taught her this rare song when she was a girl. When she was older, Irma wrote down the lyrics to the song (right). I haven’t been able to find the author of […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer December 23, 2016 Creating and Sharing Family History

Favorite Reads of the Week: 17 December 2016 – genealogy quilts, Christmas trees, and generosity

Christmas Trees Oh Family Tree, Oh Family Tree! by Colleen G. Brown Pasquale at Leaves & Branches O CHRISTMAS TREE, O CHRISTMAS TREE! by Linda Stufflebean at Empty Branches on the Family Tree For Teddy Roosevelt’s Son, Rebelling Meant Sneaking Christmas Trees Into the White House by Cara Giaimo at Atlast Obscura – 1902: Christmas trees an “absurd fad” or a delightful surprise hidden in a closet? A Christmas Tree by Jill Ball at GeniAus – a festive way to […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer December 17, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month

New Family History Technology – RootsTech Innovator Showdown Submissions

The RootsTech 2017 Innovator Showdown received 41 submissions. Innovators from all industries were encouraged to submit their family history related ideas for unique hardware, software apps, or services in the contest. I eagerly looked at all of the submissions. Here are the ones that stood out: Fun/Games Cuzins – see how you’re related to friends and celebrities and how celebrities are related to each other Little Family Tree – This app was submitted last year but has new games, including […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer December 16, 2016 Creating and Sharing Family History

The Adventures of Cowboy Bob: Pickin’ Cotton

How do you write a family history that your family might actually read? Turning your pedigree chart into a sentence is a sure way to turn them off. Instead, think about writing a scene to enliven your story. I had heard my dad talk about “pickin’ cotton” as a boy. He didn’t leave a written record, but I created this scene from my memories of his stories. My dad passed away six and a half years […]

By Diana Elder December 14, 2016 Creating and Sharing Family History

Favorite Reads of the Week: 10 December 2016 – Christmas Letters, Oliebolen, WWII Research Guide

It’s O-Fischel–You Should Index! by Lara Diamond at Lara’s Jewnealogy About Those Christmas Letters . . . by Jacqi Stevens at A Family Tapestry Dutch: Oliebolen and Windmills by Jane Eppinga at Ancestors in Aprons FamilySearch Gives Historic Freedmen’s Bureau Database to National Museum of African American History and Culture at the FamilySearch Newsroom Popular Genetic Genealogist, CeCe Moore, to Speak at RootsTech 2017 at the FamilySearch Newsroom How to Avoid Awkward Family Photos by Denise Levenick at the Family Curator Family […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer December 10, 2016 Creating and Sharing Family History

Hooking Teens on Research with Land Patents

What do you do when you have a great family history story and have just learned how to use a new set of historical records? If you’re my friend, Karen, you share the story with your extended family then help your interested niece find some land patents. Today we have a guest post from Karen telling how she helped her teenage niece connect with her ancestors. By Karen Walters A few months ago, we were […]

By Diana Elder December 9, 2016 Records, Research Tips, Sharing Stories

Favorite Reads of the Week: 31 December 2016 – Christmas baking, new year, genealogy heir

Top Ten Articles of 2016

Why DNA? How I Connected a Family Line with Y-DNA Testing

Favorite Reads of the Week: 24 December 2016 – Caroling, traditions, and genetics education

I Wonder Who Is Santa Claus – A Christmas Song Tradition

Favorite Reads of the Week: 17 December 2016 – genealogy quilts, Christmas trees, and generosity

New Family History Technology – RootsTech Innovator Showdown Submissions

The Adventures of Cowboy Bob: Pickin’ Cotton

Favorite Reads of the Week: 10 December 2016 – Christmas Letters, Oliebolen, WWII Research Guide

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