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…
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RootsTech Connect 2021
Normally at this time of year, I would be in Salt Lake City, Utah, ready for the start of my favorite conference, RootsTech. In 2020 RootsTech was…
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Young Jenny Shrum
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…
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The RootsTech App: A love affair
Last night I woke up in a panic because I realized I hadn’t made my flight reservations for #RootsTech yet. If you know me, you know this…
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#52 Ancestors: A number of “Firsts” with Joel Halbert
Deciding what to write using Amy Johnson Crow’s prompt, “First” was a challenge. My goal for 2019 is to profile certain ancestors that my girls would not…
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Our Christmas Eve Tradition
Growing up in my family, I loved Christmas, of course. But what I loved more was Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve we were allowed to open one…