How to organize your day
There are many recommendations on the net on how to improve your learning abilities, and what steps are required for this. The ability to properly…
The Responsibility to Document Our Ancestor’s Slaves
Tweet Although I have ancestors from the American South, so far I have not been able to run into a direct ancestor that owned slaves. …
It’s Been 8 Years… It’s Been a Lifetime
Tweet Eight years ago today my mom, Sharon Doerflinger, passed away at the age of 50 and my life changed forever. In some ways, that…
Wordless Wednesday: Nancy Rogers with Curly Hair
Tweet Today’s Wordless Wednesday post is this photo of my paternal grandmother, Nancy Jean Rogers. She looks to be around 4 years old in this…
Jamboree 2015: My Friday Classes
Tweet Southern California Genealogical Society’s Annual Jamboree conference is this week! I am so excited and I absolutely cannot wait to see everyone. This year’s…
Review: HistoryGeo.com and the First Landowners Project
Tweet HistoryGeo.com is a website created by Arphax Publishing Company. During Jamboree, I was introduced to Greg Boyd, one of the creators of the publishing…
52 Weeks Ancestors Challenge: Zacheus Downer
Tweet This week’s 52 Ancestors Challenge is all about my 4th great grandfather, Zaccheus Downer and Harriet Thatcher. embeddable family tree updated live from WikiTree…
My Revolutionary War Ancestors
Tweet In honor of the United States’ Independence Day tomorrow, I thought it would be appropriate to post a list of my known Revolutionary War…
Review: Mind Maps for Genealogy by Ron Arons
Tweet After watching a webinar on mind mapping given by Thomas MacEntee (of HackGenealogy and Geneabloggers fame) at my local society meeting about two months…
Military Monday: Did Joseph Frank Serve in the Civil War?
Tweet My third great grandparents are Joseph Frank and Nancy Rice. Joseph Frank was born around 1823-1824 in France. Nancy Rice was born in October…