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Getting to Know Me

I am curious about lots of things. I love learning. I am always trying to learn new skills.

Getting to Know Me

These are specific sites that you can enter the last name and get actual instant results. I love these choices because they have large amounts of information, yet don't require an email or login to participate.

Top 10 Free Genealogy Databases

Purchasing Genealogy Services

There are two main reasons why someone may want to purchase genealogy services. Research specific individuals in a family tree for personal or professional […]

Purchasing Genealogy Services

There are some great ways to approach writing that may make it more successful for you:

Journaling Tips for Genealogy

Toys in Your Family History

What heirloom toys or stories of play have been passed down to you?

Toys in Your Family History

Newspapers: Understanding Resources

the best tool that I use to break down those brick walls comes from my newspaper archive subscriptions.

Newspapers: Understanding Resources

What do you do when people build public genealogy trees that make no sense? First of all- let’s get to the why. When we […]

Error filled Trees Making you Crazy?

Using Google Patent for Genealogical Research...

Do You Have an Inventor Ancestor? Find out!

Record the final stage of life with funeral books, programs, and memorabilia...

Funeral Books, Etc.

Mapping Your Family History

Mapping out your ancestors’ lives can help you not only better understand who they were it can also shine a light on what was most important to them, often their own family.

Mapping Your Family History

Know Yourself by Unlocking Your Past

Know Yourself by connecting with your past. Hire Genealogist Kelly Lee to research your family history. Limited time free offer.

Know Yourself by Unlocking Your Past

Fast & Efficient Research

Fast and Efficient Research – Root Pursuit style! We are introducing the Family Group Sheet Method for Research. Be the fastest Genie in the […]

Fast & Efficient Research

The Pocket Family Tree packs punch with 7 family trees in your pocket.

The Pocket Family Tree

the biggest problem with marketing today is that people have basically become human spam.

Human Spam

Create your own graphic family tree with an easy online tool.

DIY Family Tree Design Graphics: Glogster

When we were leaving, he noted very quietly, “Next time, either bring good pie or no pie -not that fake stuff!” There never was a next time.

Bring Good Pie Or No Pie

Why you should use Cloud Storage to backup your family history documents and research...

Cloud Storage, Organization, and You

Starting your genealogy research...

First Family Leaf

Wait. Whoa. No way. Stanley meant fertilization as far as a male sperm donor. I insisted that would not have been my dad. He insisted it was. Finally, Alice told him to shut up in no uncertain terms.

Just a Little Mixup

How do I hire a Genealogist? How do I find help researching my family history?

How to find Genies (Genealogists)…

The time and precision that goes into creating these genealogies make it out of reach for your average person. It's too expensive, too academic, and too complicated. We are talking about getting family history information to average people in a fast, efficient, user-friendly way.

Fired Up! About Genealogy

Stay Focused with Goals

Do you make genealogical goals?

Stay Focused with Goals

Sometimes after working on a specific family for a long time, the brain is stuck and ya’ get stuck in a rut, so literally, ya’ need to go to the beginning of the game and “start all over again!”

Sometimes Ya’ Just Gotta’ Restart

I had participated in some harmless teasing of a friend...

Neanderthal Results

Written by Karen Zach I know everyone in the world doing a genealogical blog has probably thought of this as a topic, but I’m […]

Facebook – Get Busy, Now!

This pay as you go method is perfect for genealogy. You only purchase one chunk of research at a time and can stop at any time.

A New Way to Purchase Genealogy Services

In an ideal world, everyone would share their genealogy research.  For myself, I am all about sharing my research, my ideas, and my techniques […]

Sharing is Caring

Finding the right genealogy forms can sometimes be a frustrating process. It can mean sifting through website after website searching for the one you […]

Favorite Free Genealogy Forms

"When I discovered my Kings and Queens, I was pretty excited, finding 54 well-documented ones with a few days. It was Saint Margaret that thrilled me so...."

Feast Day

...sitting down with my Italian grandmother (Nona) while she discussed...

Nona’s House

"It seems to about every county in the US has a few special resources

A Town’s Obscure Resources

Do you have to spend a lot of money on genealogy?

ASK KELLY – Be Frugal

...trust the family trees posted on Ancestry.com?

ASK KELLY – Trust Trees

ASK KELLY – Spellings

Q. How do I choose which spelling to use?

ASK KELLY – Spellings

So, doing free (and paid) genealogy is certainly interesting most of the time; however, it can be as frustrating as researching your own … but, wait it can also be as much fun!

Fun and Frustration in the Freebie World

Mistakes, Mistakes, and More Mistakes

Where is he for heaven’s sakes? Why’s he not here? Oh, I went on and on! Frustrated!

Mistakes, Mistakes, and More Mistakes

Written by Karen Zach Brick wall. Never heard of one. Oh, wait what am I saying? I’ve had a few but be aware they […]

Brick Walls – Gotta’ have ‘em to Knock ‘em Down

Down the Rabbit Hole…

Love of old houses and links to abandoned houses on the web.

Down the Rabbit Hole…

Update 2-24-2017 Could Frank Hamilton and Gilbert Hamilton be the same person? Frank Hamilton Facts Gilbert Hamilton Facts Birth: Nov 16, 1852, Greater London, […]

The Mystery of Frank Hamilton

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Genealogy Research by U.S. State

The 2019 United States list This is a great resource once you feel you have exhausted the big online directories and need a few […]

Genealogy Research by U.S. State

Marketing for the Genealogist Your biggest asset as a marketer is your website, so the information below should be specifically applied to your website. Be […]

Marketing for the Genealogist

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