I found this interesting contribution at YouTube last night. I would consider myself a “power User” of Google and plan to relase a similar training video soon. But for now, this video is well done and should help get some quick results. Enjoy!

As a genealogist. we’ve all heard the standard response “I don’t know anything about our family” when asked if someone can shed some light on the family tree.  When you dig a little deeper with them, the disclose that they have a bible with about 50 names and dates in it.
People don’t know what we are looking [...]

Today’s computer’s and technology makes it easy to record, edit and publish interviews with relatives from around the world without you having to travel all over the place to get them.  Although this article will focus on a Macintosh solution, the same principals can be applied to Windows.  You just need to find the proper [...]

Last week, while listening to one of the many genealogy podcasts I subscribe to, I heard about an organization called “Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness” (RAOGK.org). I decided to investigate. RAOGK volunteers agree to do a free genealogy research task at least once per month in their local area as an act of kindness. RAOGK [...]

Last week, Lisa Louise Cook of the Genealogy Gems Podast released a wonderful video in the premium section of her web site which explains how to create your own Google Gadget using a text editor tool provided by Google.
This got me thinking.  So I spent a few minutes reading about the Google Gadgets API and [...]

Now, before we get started, a word about the title.  I am calling the new Google News Archives Search, a “Genealogists Dream” because of what I expect it to become… not for what it is today.  For today, it pretty darn good.  But if Google does what it has done with many other projects, it could become [...]

Welcome to SIRIUS GENEALOGY, an online community for professional and amateur genealogists. My name is Philip Hayes. I am the site’s “Village Manager”. I commissioned this site as a Sirus Innovations, LLC project after becoming addicted to my own family history and genealogy. We are NOT a site where you can build [...]