Genealogy News

Two New DNA Books

May 8, 2020 If you’re starting to feel like you’ll never be able to leave the house again, now might be a good time to read a couple of new books on DNA. They’re not the serious “how to” boo…

What’s in Your Files?

May 1, 2020 If you’ve been doing genealogy for a few years, you probably have a lot of files, most likely both paper and digital. You’ve probably also heard that one of the best things you can do …

Another Conference Cancelled

April 25, 2020 Sadly, last week Larimer County Genealogical Society cancelled their 2020 Conference for a Cause. Although the conference wasn’t scheduled until late September, the conference committ…

April 17, 2020 Thinking about why our ancestors chose the names they did for their children can be an interesting way to while away a long afternoon confined to the house, but it can also be a way to …

Roots Less Traveled

April 10, 2020 Roots Less Traveled is a new television program co-produced by Ancestry.com which follows the adventures of two family members each week as they set out to solve mysteries of their fami…

Thinking about Names

April 3, 2020 For many genealogists, including me, extra time at home has allowed us to spend some time reviewing our family tree. In my case that has meant that I have been looking more closely at al…

Free Genealogy Resources during the COVID-19 Crisis

March 27, 2020 Colorado announced a Stay-at-Home Order for the entire state yesterday, so if you haven’t already been doing so, now is the time to stay home, except for necessary activities such gro…

More Preparing for a Research Trip

March 20, 2020 Right now no one is going on research trips, and it might seem a little silly to think about preparing for one with libraries and other repositories shut down because of the coronavirus…

Preparing for a Research Trip

March 13, 2020 Right now as we’re in the midst of the corona virus pandemic, many of us are probably rethinking out-of-town research trips. Since so much of the genealogy community is “seasoned,�…

A Nostalgic Look at Genealogy

March 6, 2020 Years ago when I started doing genealogy, resources were limited. Colorado is not the area where any of my ancestors had lived which meant that local sources were scarce. Since the inter…

Renewing My New Zealand Research

February 28, 2020 As anyone who has New Zealand roots knows, researching in New Zealand from the U.S. has been difficult in the past. Short of making a long, expensive trip to the other side of the wo…

Playing with My Heritage’s Photo Colorization Feature

February 23, 2020 Like a lot of other genealogists, I’ve spent the past couple of days uploading photos to My Heritage’s website. I have a large collection of black and white photos of my a…

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