Do you like maps and historic places? Here we are already in WEEK # 6 of Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors 2022 Challenge. This week the theme is Maps. I thought I would write about some of the fantastic online resources I have come across while researching my family’s history. If you’re like me and…
October is Family History Month, so this topic is the perfect prompt for Week # 40 of Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors Challenge. Preservation, isn’t this what family history is all about? It’s our way of honouring and making sure that our ancestors are remembered. As a child when I visited my Grandparents, I could…
I have two very exciting things to share with you! First off is that AncestryDNA has a sale until Midnight on Monday, August 23rd, 2021. One little tip to save some money is to order this through Amazon.ca. The Ancestry DNA kit is the same price at $89.00 but shipping is FREE and the tax…
Did you know that there are many groups on Facebook specifically for genealogy? The list is endless! Here are a few of my favourites that I have found to be invaluable in researching family history. The very first I can recommend is called UNIDENTIFIED PHOTOS OF THE BRITISH ISLES GROUP. This one is my absolute…
Cousin Bait that worked on me! One great source of cousin bait that I have used successfully in my research is to search out family history societies. Where better to find someone eager to help with your research, than with someone who shares a common interest or hobby, Genealogy?! My suggestion for starting to fish…
I thought that in order to try and learn a bit more about my husband’s RAMSAY side of his family tree, I would look into AncestryDNA’s ThruLines to try and seek out some cousins on his RAMSAY line. It’s always good to reach out and ask for help, so why not try with other people…
All of us, at some point, have lost someone whom we love. Most recently for me, it was my Dad in February. The loss of a family member is not something that you will ever “get over” as is so beautifully stated in the above quote from Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. Kubler-Ross was a psychiatrist who wrote…
I’m participating in the 52 Ancestors Challenge for 2021, this past week’s (Feb. 15-21) theme is Unusual Source. As Amy Johnson Crow describes “Not all of our genealogy discoveries come in the “regular” sources like vital records and the census. What is a discovery that you’ve made using an unusual source? “ For me, one of…
I’m participating in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors Challenge this year. We are at Week # 49 and the writing prompt is OOPS. Oh, my gosh. Where do I start?! Here’s a list of mistakes I made when starting to research my family history. I’m sure that I’m not alone in some of these oopsies.…
I’m participating in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors Challenge and this week’s writing prompt is GOOD DEEDS. If you’re looking to help out in the Genealogy world, here are some places you can go to help out by doing a good deed or two. Many of these ideas can be done from the comfort of…
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