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Google is Your Friend, part 4: Google Translate

I am proud to say I am bi-lingual. I speak two languages, Texan and English. As English is my second language, sometimes I struggle but I do the best that I can.

Engaging the Next Generation

When my youngest son Nathan attended New Tech High at Coppell, he became interested in the Civil War.

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.

Express Yourself!

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

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.

Native American Heritage Month Research Ideas

As this month highlights Native American ancestry, I became interested in many and varied resources I could find.

Google is your friend

According to Wikipedia, Google.com is the most visited website in the world. In this article, Jim provides three tips to enable you to do more effective searches and craft your search to get more specific results.

Private Voices, Civil War Letters Online

I was listening to a rebroadcast of an NPR Way With Words podcast recently. The hosts mentioned the website Private Voices by linguists Michael Ellis and the late Michael Montgomery and historian Stephen Berry.

And the survey said…

One encouraging message is that we are continuing to provide you the content that enables you to learn from and enjoy our seminars.

Teresa Devine

The Importance of Continuing Education for Professional Genealogists

Genealogy is experiencing an evolution. Many of us began our family history journeys before online research and DNA testing existed.