One of the most useful software features that has shown up on most web sites these days is something called “look-ahead” technology. Here’s the idea. Let’s say you go to the Google web site and you’re looking for a way to hunt down relatives. You begin typing “find my relatives” into the search box. But [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Family history’
What Family History Terms Are People Searching For?
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Family history, Search Google on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Lucy Show — Preserving Our Voices for Future Generations
Posted in Legacy, tagged Audio History, Creating Podcasts, Family history, Podcast, Preserving Audio, StoryCorps, The Lucy Show on January 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Out of all of my family history artifacts, the few audio recordings that I have are among my most cherished. My paternal grandfather had an early tape recorder that he carted around to family events in the 1960s. He’d pull out the microphone and create a little variety show, asking various family members to “come [...]
Review – Amiglia.com
Posted in Site Reviews, tagged amiglia.com, Family history, Family History Site, Family History Site Review, family photos, Upload by e-mail or with camera phone on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In a recent post, I included a list of genealogy-related web sites, including sub-categories for “Online Family Trees” and “Social/Family Networking”. I’m going to start reviewing the sites listed in these two categories and publish some of my findings/thoughts here. As I review each site, I’ll try to go a bit beyond just publishing a [...]
Leaving Artifacts for the Future
Posted in Legacy, tagged artifacts, descendants, Family history, Legacy, memories on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Those of us who are passionate about family history spend a lot of our time looking backwards. Our entire focus is on learning about our family’s history, seeing how far back we can go and how many details we can uncover. But how often do we reverse this, and look forward instead? When was the [...]
Ancestors or Descendants?
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged ancestors, descendants, Family history on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s the genealogical equivalent to the age-old “boxers or briefs” question—when it comes to family history, does your passion lie with finding ancestors, or finding descendants? Both pursuits have their own unique rewards and particular challenges. Many people get hooked on family history as they try to flesh out a chart of their direct ancestors. [...]
Why I Love Family History
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Family history, genealogy, heritage, passion on July 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Well, here we go. I’m going to start this blog with a post talking about why I love family history so much and why I’ve decided to start a blog. The first thing to share about myself is that I’m outrageously passionate about my own family history. Oddly enough, family history and genealogy seem to [...]
