20 Tips for Building Your Family Tree
1. START WITH YOURSELF AND WORK BACKWARDThat’s where you will find the most documentation so you will make progress and not get discouraged. The farther back you go the more difficult it can become to find well-kept records. Research skills develop over time by...
10 Things You Can Learn About Great Grandfather From His Obituary
The only information you have about your great-grandfather aside from his name is two dates - his date of birth and his date of death. Anyone who knew him has long since passed. How can you learn more? Using the digital archives of newspapers, either on-line from...
A look at Heredis Genealogy software
There are many good quality genealogy software products on the market. This is a review of one of them. The product that we reviewed was HEREDIS. This is a genealogy product from France. However, it is an international product and works for anyone in North...
Where do I start?
It can be extremely difficult to know just where to start in your genealogy journey. However, there are some simple steps that will make it easier. These are some basic starting points that you might consider. It all starts with you. Recording your own information...
5 must have genealogy books
Genealogy books that really help Genealogy is a lot like solving a puzzle. Any clue that you can get, the easier the task. There are some excellent on-line resource, however really good books are also worth considering. This is a short list of genealogy books that...
Miramichi Gen Society
A Bit of History It will soon be 30 years since our group was formed. The feasibility of founding a genealogical society on the Miramichi became apparent to Carmen Williston as he searched and compiled records of his family connections. Born in Bay Side, on the...