Year: 2020

Google is Your Friend, part 3: Google Scholar

There are several sources you can go to find information on how your ancestors lived. But how do you find them? Google Scholar.

DGS Needs Your Service

Muhammad Ali once said, “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”

Express Yourself!

One way to share your findings with friends and family is through writing. Writing has several advantages over telling our stories.

Google is Your Friend, part 2

I use Google Drive daily and have still not even scratched the surface of its capabilities. Many authors have written entire books on using Google Drive.

Including architecture and folkways in your genealogical research

You’ve just received a scan of an old letter from a fellow researcher. Written by a distant relation, the letter tells the story of the Depression-era tax auction of a farm that had been in the family since the 1860s.