March 20, 2020 Right now no one is going on research trips, and it might seem a little silly to think about preparing for one with libraries and other repositories shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, even a pandemic like this one won’t last forever, and it’s nice to have something else to …
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Preparing for a Research Trip
March 13, 2020 Right now as we’re in the midst of the corona virus pandemic, many of us are probably rethinking out-of-town research trips. Since so much of the genealogy community is “seasoned,” and the effects of the virus are worse among that demographic, research trips may seem like a strange thing to be writing …
A Nostalgic Look at Genealogy
March 6, 2020 Years ago when I started doing genealogy, resources were limited. Colorado is not the area where any of my ancestors had lived which meant that local sources were scarce. Since the internet was just getting started, online research wasn’t really an option, either. Genealogy software programs such as Family Tree Maker were …