Elyse's Genealogy Blog

These days, the surname that you recieve isn’t so cookie cutter as it used to be.  With our diverse society in the U.S the way we pass down surnames has changed.  While this change adds some flavor to our culture, I can only imagine how much of a headache it will be for future genealogists. [...]

Since I’ve began genealogy, I’ve been told of the story of my great great grandparents coming to America.  Nearly everyone I talked to was willing to share the story.  They also provided me with pictures and letters that made the story come alive. The story always goes the same: Daniel and his wife, Elizabeth wanted [...]

Mother’s Day has always been a day of mixed feelings in my family. This day was full of brunch, presents, BBQs, fun, and a dash of drama. On my mom’s side, there are a ton of women. My Grandmother’s generation was 6 girls and one boy. While my Grandma added some boys to the family [...]

It’s Saturday Night – so that means it’s time for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun thanks to Randy over at Genea-Musings.  This week it is all about our top ten genealogy websites. So, in order from my favorite to my least favorite, here are my top ten genealogy websites: Ancestry.com – Its a great website with [...]

Are you backing your data up? Recently, I’ve added a new part to my backup process – I now use SkyDrive. For those of you not familiar with SkyDrive, it is Windows’ Online Storage Area. They provide free storage for up to 25GB. The bad part is that you have to upload everything file by [...]