More Late January Courses from Family Tree University

The weather outside is cold, and unpleasant to travel in. The dismal weather is probably here to stay for quite a while (depending on where you happen to live). Wouldn’t it be nice to take an online genealogy course from the comfort, and warmth, of your own home? Here are a few more courses from Family Tree University that will start later on this month. Write Your Family History: Create a Captivating Record of Your Family Story This course will begin on January 28, 2013 and continue through March 24, 2013. As you might have noticed, this course is going … Continue reading →

Family Tree University Courses Starting Late January

One of the great things about the internet is that it allows genealogists to take a course on family history, genealogy research techniques, or technology that relates to genealogy, without having to leave their homes. Here are some upcoming online genealogy courses from Family Tree University you may want to check out. They start on January 28, 2013. Finding Female Ancestors This course is instructed by Lisa Alzo. The tuition is $99.99. This is a brand new course. It will begin on January 28, 2013, and end on February 24, 2013. The course teaches you how to trace the ladies … Continue reading →

Genealogy Resources on Pinterest

Pinterest is filled with all manner of interesting things! Some of them are related to genealogy. In fact, there are some genealogy websites that have their very own Pinterest page. Here is a quick list of where to look if you want to find some genealogy resources on Pinterest. When I first started using Pinterest, it appeared to be filled with photos of wedding dresses and intricately braided hairdos. You will find a lot of wedding ideas on Pinterest, but that is not the only thing it is for. The main idea of the website is to use it to … Continue reading →

Free Genealogy Events in January

Attending a genealogy class, conference, workshop, or meeting doesn’t always have to cost a small fortune. There are plenty that are offered free of charge. One big difference between these type of genealogy events, and genealogy webinars that you get to meet face to face with other genealogists at the events. Here are some that will take place in the last few weeks of January of 2013. January 17: Overton County Historical Society Genealogy Day This event will start at 9:00 in the morning and end at 2:00 in the afternoon. It will take place at the Overton County Veteran’s … Continue reading →

January Genealogy Webinars

You can take in a genealogy seminar from the comfort of your own home, and through your very own computer. They are called webinars and can be about any topic at all, including genealogy. Here are a few to check out that will be coming up the next couple of weeks. Ancestry.com has started doing webinars through LiveStream once again. It seemed to me that they went on a hiatus for a while (but I could be wrong about that). In order to attend these webinars, you must RSVP. They have several coming up this month. Each will start at … Continue reading →

Add Richness to Your Research With Online History Exhibits

If you are like many genealogy enthusiasts, you consider your hobby to be about much more than tracking down and organizing names and dates. You do want to map out your family tree, but you also want to explore the lives of those people who populate its branches. Historical museums are a wonderful way to do just that, and if there are museums near you that are relevant to your family’s history then you may want to visit them to see what kinds of information they can add to your understanding of what life was like for your ancestors. Many … Continue reading →

MyHeritage Mobile App Version 2.0 Released

Do you use MyHeritage for your genealogy research? If so, then you probably will want to check out their updated app. It was released on January 9, 2012, and is version 2.0. The app is free to download and some new features have been added. Genealogy and technology are two different things that are becoming more and more interwoven as time goes by. Genealogists of the past might have spent the majority of their research time visiting libraries and record archives. Today, the majority of genealogists go online to do research, to put together a family tree, and to blog … Continue reading →

Genealogy in Just Five Minutes

One of the things that people love about genealogy research is that it takes a long time to do. It is the type of project that is never going to be finished. What if you are busy with other things and only have five free minutes? That can work out just fine! Check out some “five minute genealogy” ideas. FamilySearch is one of the most popular genealogy websites. They have a series of videos in their learning center called 5 Minute Genealogy. You can view them free of charge. There are a total of eight episodes in this series. It … Continue reading →

What Apps are You Using for Genealogy?

There are plenty of genealogy related apps to choose from. Some are quite popular, while others may have names that you are unfamiliar with. There are apps that were not designed specifically for genealogy, but are useful to genealogists anyway. What apps are you using for genealogy? The smartphone has become an incredibly helpful tool for genealogists. It allows you to do some genealogy research on the go and easily keep track of what you learned. Whether you are searching through records in a courthouse, or taking photos of the gravestones in a cemetery, your smartphone is right there, helping … Continue reading →