Saturday, January 31, 2015

Family Tree Maker: The Family Stories to Save for Future Generations

Family Tree Maker: The Family Stories to Save for Future Generations

Encourage your children and grandchildren to tell stories about their family life.  This would be planting the seed, I believe, for remembering and sharing stories later on.

I have been telling stories to my 19 year old grandson.  I don't know if, in his busy and already crowded brain, he will retain them, but the fact that he listens politely helps me share the stories and someday, down the line, he will remember something, maybe.

Humans and Neandertals likely interbred in Middle East | Science/AAAS | News

Humans and Neandertals likely interbred in Middle East | Science/AAAS | News

It's that whole genome thing, again!  

Ancient human jawbone surfaces off coast of Taiwan | Science/AAAS | News

Ancient human jawbone surfaces off coast of Taiwan | Science/AAAS | News

Is this your ancestor?

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Ancestors Season 2: Probate Records | FamilySearch.org

Ancestors Season 2: Probate Records | FamilySearch.org

Now, this is just a sample of what types of online lessons and tutorials can be found at FamilySearch.  

Learning Center: Genealogy Courses | FamilySearch.org

Learning Center: Genealogy Courses | FamilySearch.org

Here's a list worth looking at: online courses in almost anything genealogy you could want to learn about! 

Script Tutorials - Paleography

Script Tutorials - Paleography 
Wikipedia Info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeography

 Are you wondering why you're stuck in your genealogy? 

If you haven't tried to access some of the old handwritten records because you can't read them, maybe this site will help.  Reading old wills shouldn't hang you up and once you begin to learn  a few key elements about this topic, you will only get better at it. 

When I was Young! Tennis Interview

  I may have been a little bit precocious at the age of 15 or 16.  But I didn't let that stop me!   While Northwest Florida might have b...