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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Family history’
Review - Amiglia.com
Posted in Site Reviews, Uncategorized, 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 | No Comments »
Leaving Artifacts for the Future
Posted in Legacy, tagged artifacts, descendants, Family history, Legacy, memories on August 22, 2008 | No Comments »
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 last [...]
Ancestors or Descendants?
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged ancestors, descendants, Family history on August 10, 2008 | No Comments »
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. As [...]
Why I Love Family History
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Family history, genealogy, heritage, passion on July 18, 2008 | 2 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 be [...]
