Have you ever sat down at your computer to do some genealogy and felt stuck? What made you feel stuck? Maybe you couldn’t find the records that you needed. Did you felt disorganized and didn’t know where to begin. Maybe you didn’t feel motivated to do it right then. All of these have one thing in common. It has to do with our minds. Therefore,...
It’s getting to the end of the year and that means it’s time to start looking at the past year and reflecting on it. How did you do this last year? How can you create genealogy goals for this next year without getting overwhelmed from all of the things you didn’t accomplish this last year?
What Did You Learn from Your Past
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Are you still looking for Christmas gift ideas? How about this one. I had a coworker who’s family was super awesome! When she was 8 months pregnant with her second child, they gave her the gift of housecleaning services from Merry Maids cleaning company. I thought that was a genius gift idea at the time!
Have you ever thought about...
Have you started thinking about what to give your family for the holidays coming up? One way to really personalize a gift is to give genealogy gifts. I’ve done this a few times in the past and it’s usually a hit with my family even though they are not into genealogy.
Genealogy Gifts Do’s
Do be thoughtful when thinking...
This is a big question and one that’s common among the genealogy world. This culture is particularly tough because of it’s naming practices. It’s hard to keep the similar names straight when you are going from one generation to another. So how DO you know if you have the correct Scandinavian ancestor? Here are a few of my tips...
Do you need some tips for translating your Scandinavian records? This is one area that most genealogists need help in because we usually don’t speak or read the language that we are researching. It is a common problem these days. What most genealogists want is an easy way to translate the record. We want one stop that will meet all of...
Have you ever wondered if you needed to hire a professional genealogist? How much would they cost? What do professional genealogists do that’s different than a regular family historian? Why would you need one if you can find your answers on your own?
This post will shed some light on what a professional genealogist does for you. So let’s...
Hello everyone! How’s it going? I’m doing well thank you! I’m excited to talk with you again about genealogy. So let’s get started.
Last week I talked about the first steps to take when looking for your pioneer ancestor. This week I’m going to show you some of the links that look most promising for your search. ...
Hello everyone! How did your week go this week? Was it an easy one or a challenging one? Mine, thankfully, was an easy one, but next week proves to be busy.
This week I want you to be aware of an important chapter in our Scandinavian ancestors’ lives. One of the reasons people immigrated to America was for religion. Your ancestor...