NERGC 2021: Meet Nathan Dylan Goodwin

NERGC 2021: Meet Nathan Dylan Goodwin

Every genealogist has some kind of specialty. It might be Civil War history, Eastern European ancestry, or even DNA. I’ve met a lot of fellow genealogists during my 30 years of researching my family history. But meeting Nathan Dylan Goodwin at RootsTech a few years ago felt like an entirely different thing. Nathan had broken into the…

Animation tool from MyHeritage at RootsTech Connect

Animation tool from MyHeritage at RootsTech Connect

You can always count on MyHeritage to make a BIG announcement at RootsTech. This year they did not disappoint. On Thursday during RootsTech Connect, MyHeritage announced the release of their latest feature for historical photos, Deep Nostalgia™. Deep Nostalgia™ animates the faces in still photos and produces a realistic depiction of how a person could…

The Willetts start a family

The Willetts start a family

My grandmother, Jeanette Shrum Willett, left us a wonderful handwritten manuscript of her life which she wrote in the mid 1980’s. She was born August 4, 1897 in Bloomington, Indiana and died March 3, 1988 in Salem, Massachusetts.  I have been transcribing her manuscript here. You can start from the beginning with Part 1. In…

When the Neighbors are Rich

When the Neighbors are Rich

My grandmother, Jeanette Shrum Willett, left us a wonderful handwritten manuscript of her life which she wrote in the mid 1980’s. She was born August 4, 1897 in Bloomington, Indiana and died March 3, 1988 in Salem, Massachusetts.  I have been transcribing her manuscript here. You can start from the beginning with Part 1. We…

Jenny, Merah and Fred

Jenny, Merah and Fred

My grandmother, Jeanette Shrum Willett, left us a wonderful handwritten manuscript of her life which she wrote in the mid 1980’s. She was born August 4, 1897 in Bloomington, Indiana and died March 3, 1988 in Salem, Massachusetts.  I have been transcribing her manuscript here. You can start from the beginning with Part 1. In…

Jenny Shrum’s mother Luta Lee

Jenny Shrum’s mother Luta Lee

My grandmother, Jeanette “Jenny” Shrum Willett, left us a wonderful handwritten manuscript of her life which she wrote in the mid 1980’s. She was born August 4, 1897 in Bloomington, Indiana and died March 3, 1988 in Salem, Massachusetts.  I have been transcribing her manuscript here. You can start from the beginning with Part 1….