I am sure this has been done before, but I couldn’t resist.  Now presenting, my version of  “The Twelve Days of a Genealogical Christmas”
On the twelfth day of Christmas,Â
my true love sent to meÂ
Twelve stories of my grandpa,Â
Eleven family pictures,Â
Ten vital records,Â
Nine headstone rubbings,Â
Eight cousins names,Â
Seven vintage letters,Â
Six probate records,Â
The - family - bible!,Â
Four census [...]

I was looking to write about something in honor of Verteran’s Day when I stumbled across an interesting blog post at Kimberly’s Genealogy Blog (at about.com), written by Kimberly Powell.  As I was struggling with trying to figure out how to honor those in my family that served, the article presented an interesting challenge.  My goal now?  To go through the family tree [...]

Today, I finally decided to spend some time checking out “Roots Television”. I must admit, my expectations were not very high. But with my very first click, I came across a video that not only helps me explain “Why Genealogy.. Why am I doing all this?”, but also reinforced the need on including [...]