Saturday, July 28, 2007

Genealogy Blogs

How to Use Your Genealogy Blog to Further Your Research:
Here is a wonderful comment by a genealogy expert:
"Having your own genealogy blogs are not just fun to do. They are another wonderful way to store information about your surnames of interests. Web pages disappear all the time. This is a good way to keep the valuable information. This is a way to have people contact you and help you further your research."

Genealogy Research

How to Use Your Genealogy Blog to Further Your Research:
"About this whole 'blog thing.' Why are they so special?
The search engines love blogs because there is usually fresh content added frequently.
This a HUGE advantage to you as a genealogy researcher because people who are looking up information on surnames (last names) that you have genealogy blogs set up on, will be able to find you easily.
And, since you know how to add the 'I will be glad to share more information with you' statement (see part one of this lesson), you will be able to get more information that YOU need with very little effort."

genealogy blog

How to create your own genealogy blog in less than 5 minutes:

"You may be thinking, 'So, WHY do I need a genealogy blog?'
The short answer is:


  • So that other genealogy researchers can find your blog (set up around a SURNAME you are interested in).


  • The visitor to your blog finds something interesting on it that helps them.


  • They contact you, the helpful blog owner, and SHARE information with you that can help further YOUR genealogy research.


Friday, July 27, 2007

Finding ancestor's pictures

Learn about your ancestors or the meaning of your last name. Genealogy discussions include everything from DNA and genetic testing to advanced research techniques to how to get started with your family tree. Genealogy news and new databases too!

If you tire of family researching, look for almost any topic on any subject. As of July 26, 2007 there were 7,100,166 hits in a blog search for genealogy. How many of those might contain a bit of research on your family?

Here is a picture of Peter Hartsook, a 5th great uncle and his wife, Anna. I found an incredible story about their journey in a covered wagon across Ohio. Earlier adventures of Peter tell about his time on a river boat and prospecting for gold.