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Where to Find Old Yearbooks (Do Schools Have Them?)
Sometimes it’s fun to browse school photos – whether your own or of an ancestor’s. But where can you find them? Do schools have old yearbooks? Or is there a better way to find old yearbooks – like maybe while at home and from a computer? Old yearbooks can be found in various places online […]
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How Many Generations Ago Was America Founded?
It’s fun to find ways to connect your family to historical events. One way to do that is by comparing time in generations instead of years. How many generations ago was America founded? America was founded in 1776, which is between 7 and 10 generations ago (depending on the definition of generation used). A family’s […]
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Cost Analysis of Hiring a Genealogist – with Quotes
When you’re thinking about doing genealogy and you get stuck, it’s totally normal to wonder about hiring an expert to help you get things done. But how much will that cost you – and what will you get out of it? Hiring an individual genealogist costs an average of $65 per hour while hiring a […]
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When Should I Hire a Genealogist? What You Need to Know Now
As you’re doing your own family history, it’s easy to get stuck. When you get stuck it’s normal to wonder if you need to hire a professional. But when do you actually need to hire a genealogist? Hire a genealogist when the need for genealogy answers outweighs the ability or availability to do things yourself […]
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Celebrating Genealogy: 9 Family Tradition Ideas Anyone Can Use
Genealogy doesn’t have to be dry – or boring. In fact, if you learn some fun ways to celebrate it with family traditions, it can be downright fun – and amazing. So, let’s talk about family tradition ideas. Family traditions that celebrate genealogy can be both fun and educational – and they don’t have to […]
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21+ Best Family Reunion Ideas to Celebrate Family History
From what I understand, family reunions can either be huge drains – or can be amazing and enriching experiences. So what are some awesome family reunion activity ideas to help celebrate family history – that are also totally awesome? Celebrating family history can enrich family reunions by adding stories, creating traditions, cooking meals together, or […]
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Verifying Family Temple Work is Done: the Simpler Way
Doing temple work is an amazing blessing. However, we don’t want to keep doing (and redoing) somebody’s work – we want to be able to keep moving forward in our temple work efforts. So how do we verify that temple work is done? FamilySearch uses a simple, color-coded system to indicate temple work status. Users […]
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Genealogy in the Bible: What it is and Where to Find it
When reading the Bible, there are an awful lot of names mentioned. Some of them are mentioned in passing while others are listed in a genealogical frenzy. So what is Biblical genealogy – and where can you find it? Genealogy in the Bible is listed to show relation, inheritance, priesthood power, and that God is […]
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The Best Genealogy Software by Price and Usability
When you first start out with genealogy, you’re going to need a place to store all of your information. But what is the best way to do that? What is the best genealogy software – by price and usability? Some of the best genealogy software is made by FamilySearch, Ancestry, and MyHeritage, though there are […]
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Selecting the Safest Way to Store Family Documents
Looking through old family photos and documents can get overwhelming pretty quickly. Especially if you’re trying to find the safest way to store those documents! What is the safest and best way to store important family documents? The safest way to store family documents is to create digital copies and then store the originals in […]
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11 Ways to Help Youth Learn to Love Doing Genealogy
Teaching youth to love things takes a good bit of talent, inspiration, and knowing how to make them relevant. So how do you help youth learn to love doing genealogy and family history? Are there any special tricks to know? To inspire the youth to love genealogy and connect with family, make it fun. Help […]
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Preserving Family Recipes: How to Do it Safely
Family recipes bring back memories of good food, family, and all sorts of fun (and crazy) family memories. So when it comes to preserving those family recipes, why preserve them? And how can we do it safely? Family recipes should be preserved to help families connect through food and shared meals. The recipes themselves may […]
