May 8, 2026 Many people now save their genealogy on online family trees. There are lots of options on websites such as My Heritage and Find My Past, but, in my experience, Ancestry is the website most often used. As anyone who has a tree on Ancestry knows, trees can be either public or …
Saving and Organizing Your Genealogy
May 1, 2026 Recently several new genealogists asked me the best way to organize and save their genealogy. The answer is simple: It depends. Putting that into practice isn’t so simple. Your genealogy goals will determine why, how and where you store your genealogy information. Most of us start our genealogy journey by jotting …
Special Collections: An Underutilized Resource
April 24, 2026 Many libraries have special collections. These are non-circulating, rare or unique items such as manuscripts, photographs and books which are usually linked by topic or theme. Many special collections will be found as part of college or university libraries. Special collections can hold a wealth of information useful to genealogists. Unfortunately, …