Family Stories

January 16, 2024 Dana 8 Comments 4 min read

Favorite Photo: My Great Grandparent’s 1895 Wedding (#3 of 52)

As genealogists, we eagerly seek photographs of our ancestors. But photographs are more than mere snapshots; they are time capsules,

January 11, 2024 Dana 2 Comments 4 min read

In November 2013, I experienced a milestone in my genealogical journey: my first leap “across the pond.” Now, a

January 1, 2024 Dana 7 Comments 4 min read

My grandmother, Hazel, holding her baby sister Beulah, who got me interested in genealogy Do you have family lore or

September 25, 2021 Dana 4 Comments 2 min read

If you aren’t familiar with WikiTree, it’s a free, crowdsourced, single-family tree that stresses collaboration, accuracy, and sources. This year

April 7, 2019 Dana 3 Comments 1 min read

While visiting a flea market this week in Kentucky, I noticed a booth with pile after pile of receipts from

February 4, 2019 Dana 3 Comments 1 min read

“How many grandparents did your grandparents likely know?” That’s a question my friend Jen at “The JenGenX Files” recently asked

February 1, 2018 Dana 8 Comments 1 min read

Are you a genealogy blogger? If not, have considered blogging? I have found blogging to be a wonderful tool which

March 4, 2017 Dana 6 Comments 0 min read

The only Hedwig my American ears have ever heard of was Harry Potter’s owl. I thought the owl was a

February 23, 2017 Dana 6 Comments 0 min read

It’s my birthday, and I thought I’d share this photo from my 3rd birthday party. It was taken in front

January 12, 2017 Dana 8 Comments 4 min read

As I did in 2014, I’d like to share my top 10 genealogy finds for 2016: Number 10: Finding myself in