Zacheus Downer – Tales of a Brick Wall (Part 1)
Zacheus Downer is my 4x great grandfather and one of my brick walls. Below is a quick listing starting with my paternal grandmother to Zacheus…
Month: June 2010
Charts, Forms, and Diagrams – Oh, My!
Every genealogist knows that it can be difficult to keep your genealogy papers organized. Disorganization can lead to having to re-do research that you’ve already…
Jamboree: Day Two (Saturday)
Note: I apologize for how long it has taken me to get this post up. I had so much fun at Jamboree but I also…
Jamboree: Day 1 & Early Morning of Day 2
Today has been a beyond wonderful day. Words can truly not describe it. Last night I could barely sleep from all the excitement and…
Tuesday Tip: Creating a Research To-Do List
An easy way to stay organized and keep our research time efficient is to create a research to-do list. The to-do list can be organized…
Are You a Conference Rock Star?
Amy Coffin of the We Tree blog has written an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G blog post entitled, The Rock Star’s Guide to Genealogy Conferences. For anyone going to…
Keeping Your Genealogy Focus
As researchers, it is easy for us to get distracted. We have so many interesting ancestors to research, databases to check, books/articles to read, and…
Countdown to SCGS’s Jamboree
Tweet The excitement is building with Jamboree right around the corner – only 8 more days! Southern California’s Genealogy Society’s Jamboree will begin on Friday,…
6 Genealogy Tasks You Can Accomplish in 30 Minutes or Less
Tweet Most of us genealogists don’t have as much time to devote to our research as we would like. Sometimes the only genealogy time we…