by Christine Bell | Apr 8, 2014 | Christine Bell--Genealogy
You are seated at your computer or laptop and searching for an ancestor at FamilySearch.org. You type in a name and add maybe a birthdate and place and then click search. In just seconds, up comes a list of records with one or more of them belonging to your...
by Christine Bell | Apr 1, 2014 | Christine Bell--Genealogy
It may seem strange to compare a genealogy website like FamilySearch.org to Facebook but there are a lot of cool similarities. I will start with Facebook. What’s on your Facebook pages? On mine I have information about where I grew and the schools I have attended....
by Christine Bell | Mar 25, 2014 | Christine Bell--Genealogy
The appeal of stories and storytelling is universal. In some cultures, stories preserved history before there was a written history. Through stories we can travel to times and places that we couldn’t otherwise. Stories teach important truths in a way that helps...
by Christine Bell | Mar 18, 2014 | Christine Bell--Genealogy
One type of public record that can be very useful for family history research is a census record. Taking a census is a government’s method of counting the country’s population. Censuses have been taken since ancient times. The scope of this article will be limited...
by Krystal Wilkerson | Mar 12, 2014 | Krystal Wilkerson: Latter-day Mom
Close your eyes and imagine sandy white beaches, pristine blue water, and tropical plants and birds…sounds so relaxing doesn’t it? Not to mention warm compared to this frozen weather! Don’t be too jealous but our family just got back from a vacation to the...
