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RLP 43: Create a Genealogy Reference Center with Evernote

In our podcast episode today, Diana and I discuss how to create a genealogy reference center in Evernote. Do you have stacks of handouts from genealogy conferences and classes? What are you doing with that blog post or online article you know you’ll need in the future? Can you quickly find reference information that you saved from a lecture? Knowing how to access these items can help you become more efficient in your genealogy research. […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer May 6, 2019 Podcast

Creating an Objective for a DNA Research Project

Are you wondering how to blend DNA and traditional genealogy research? Have you been thinking you’d like to try a DNA project to solve a brick wall or prove a conclusion in your research? With my southern U.S. heritage, I have a lot of empty spaces on my pedigree chart. These brick wall ancestors are brick walls for a reason. Records connecting them to parents haven’t been discovered and may not exist. I’ve used indirect […]

By Diana Elder May 3, 2019 DNA, Research Like a Pro, Research Tips

RLP 42: Evernote for Research

In our podcast episode today, Diana and I discuss how to use Evernote, a popular note-taking app, to gather and organize data in your genealogy research projects. Have you ever wished you could cross reference your genealogical findings? Find all the census records in a certain county for a family? Look at all of the mentions of a surname in a city? We’ll talk about tagging, using Evernote with Google Drive, and using the Evernote […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer April 29, 2019 Research Tips

Researching Low-Tech Style: With a Whiteboard

Do you have a lot of people with the same surname in a locality and don’t know how to sort them out? I run into this situation occasionally. What do I resort to using? My large whiteboard and a set of dry erase colored markers. If you have a similar family history challenge, I’m sharing the steps I take to sort out the generations and the families. When finished, my whiteboard may look sort of […]

By Diana Elder April 25, 2019 Research Tips

Preserving Precious Family Photos with the Epson FastFoto Scanner

My sister-in-law, Camille Ridd Elder, is sharing today about the wonderful Epson FastFoto Scanner. At RootsTech 2019, I met Jack Rieger, product manager at Epson, who told me all about the Epson FastFoto Scanner. Watch the Facebook live video here: RootsTech 2019 FastFoto Scanner Interview. Epson gave us a loaner unit of the FastFoto to try out and share on our blog! Camille scanned all our Elder (and Ridd) family photos and shares her experience […]

By Camille Elder April 23, 2019 Creating and Sharing Family History

DNA-Recommended Testing Strategy

More and more people are taking DNA tests, either for fun – to see their predicted ancestral origins or ethnicity – or to learn more about their family history. DNA is a highly useful part and an important part of genealogical research. The Board for the Certification of Genealogists has added new standards regarding DNA to help genealogists in their research and analysis of family relationships. “Meeting the Genealogical Proof Standard requires using all […]

By Robin Wirthlin April 22, 2019 DNA, Research Tips

RLP 41: FamilySearch FamilyTree and the GPS

In our podcast episode today, Diana and I discuss how to apply the genealogical proof standard (GPS) as you work in collaborative trees – specifically the FamilySearch Family Tree. We talk about each element of the GPS and how you implement it with small changes in the way you add reason statements, sources, and additional explanations about your research to the tree. Links How to Improve the FamilySearch Family Tree with the Genealogical Proof Standard […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer April 22, 2019 Research Tips

Celebrating Your Family’s History at Family Reunions

Summer and family reunions are just around the corner! Sharing family history has long been on the agenda of many family reunions. The idea of family history at a reunion can sound boring to some, but there are ways to incorporate family history into any reunion that will be fun for family members of all ages. A few years ago I got really brave and planned a family reunion focused entirely on celebrating our family’s […]

By Alice Childs April 19, 2019 Research Tips

What Do You Want to Know? 3 Steps to Focus Your DNA Research

If you’ve been following this series of DNA blog posts, you are ready to create a research objective and move ahead in your genetic genealogy journey. With access to DNA results and information about matching relatives, you now have a tool that is like a sledgehammer that can break down brick walls in your family history research. DNA alone does not tell you anything about your family history. But when it is used in conjunction […]

By Robin Wirthlin April 16, 2019 DNA, Research Tips

RLP 43: Create a Genealogy Reference Center with Evernote

Creating an Objective for a DNA Research Project

RLP 42: Evernote for Research

Researching Low-Tech Style: With a Whiteboard

Preserving Precious Family Photos with the Epson FastFoto Scanner

DNA-Recommended Testing Strategy

RLP 41: FamilySearch FamilyTree and the GPS

Celebrating Your Family’s History at Family Reunions

What Do You Want to Know? 3 Steps to Focus Your DNA Research

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