About a year ago, I discovered the Flip Pal. I knew right away that this would be a wise purchase. I ordered one and and decided to invest in an Eye-Fi card to go with it. It was one of the best investments I’ve made. I keep getting sidetracked, but I have made pretty good … Read more
In my opinion, the obituary is one last chance for others to know we were here. It’s thrilling to me that one can easily access information about our ancestors and others who have gone before us through a permanent record of our lives, loves, and foibles on the internet. A friend sent me a link … Read more
In my last blog, I told about the story I had heard years ago about the death of my great grandmother, Bertha. As she died, in May 2012, there was a freak snowfall in Michigan. This site actually confirmed the story. I simply selected the area, the year, and the date in question, and the … Read more
My grandma Ariel often talked of her mother, Bertha, and her death at age 30. Her mother had suffered through several pregnancies and early deaths of her children. I know there were at least 10 pregnancies, and seven live births in a 12 year period. Grandma was never quite sure what caused her mother’s death. … Read more
There is so much to blog about – I’ve heard from a few distant cousins, I’ve found some interesting facts, and I’ve enjoyed some new tech gadgets that make genealogy more accessible and enjoyable. What I haven’t done is keep up on this blog – but that’s about to change. Can I make a New … Read more
I received this interesting email a few months ago… Hello Gerry! I wanted to write a quick thank you, and let you know that I’ve been referring to your resource page (at http://myheritagesite.com/genealogy-links/) in putting together some class materials for a genealogy/family history lesson for my middle school social studies class. Thank you so much … Read more
I just spent a couple hours updating my blog. My old one wasn’t resident on the heritage site, so I created a new one, imported my banner, and copied all the old blog posts into the new one. Wow, were my posts sporadic! I have to set up some type of schedule to keep up … Read more
Things are finally slowing down in my “real life,” and I finally have time to move my bins of genealogy records, photos, and memorabilia into my new office. It’s really fun rediscovering old files and unfinished business. A coworker was asking me about different free sites for his granddaughter to access for a class project. … Read more
As you can see by my last post, it’s been 3 years since I’ve blogged. I guess I’ve been busy. HOWEVER, I’m back. I’m working to update my site. I’ve found more information about many of my ancestors. Plus, there are lots of new web tools that I want to implement. Look for a better … Read more
We’ve been finishing up the house renovations (finally!) and I have had very little time to enjoy genealogy. I’m trying to remember anything that I’ve done, discovered, and wanted to pursue so I can quickly note it here and get back to it when I’m hunkered down for an evening of research. 1. Great comments … Read more