Set your alarm and check out MyHeritage.com for a wonderful new feature that will be rolled out tomorrow. I promised Daniel Horowitz I wouldn’t tell you WHAT it is but I don’t want you to miss it as I think you’ll be as excited as I am to give it a try.
My goodness I accomplished a bunch last weekend with that hour of extra time! I’m taking the advice I preach and cleaned out my emails, making sure that I saved everything that was important to my desk top and if it was super important, to the Cloud. I use the free Dropbox. For information that … Continue reading “Genealogy Catch Up – Using the Extra Hour of Day Light Savings to Keep Organized”
It’s definitely a small world and I have to blog about my newfound cousin, Gerhard. I didn’t even realize that the man in the background in the photo, Roland, was in this shot until I uploaded seconds ago. He’s a part of this story, too. Warning you, this is one of my weird genealogy encounters. … Continue reading “Finding Family at Genealogy Conferences”
Hope your holidays were extra special! Before moving forward in this new year, here are the top 5 posts from the old year you may have missed: Tips for Writing Your Memoir Find-a-Grave Memorial Changes – A How-To Guide Scanned Your Photos? Think Again Solving Two 44-Year-Old Brick Walls Parts 1 Solving Two 44-Year-Old Brick … Continue reading “Genealogy At Heart 2022 Top 5 Posts”
Looked at the calendar this morning and realized this will be my last Genealogy At Heart post for 2021! I will be taking a hiatus due to the holidays for the next 2 weeks. Hoping you have a delightful time – enjoy, reminisce, and stay safe. 10 Fantastic Photos! MyHeritage Does it Again! 9 Resolving … Continue reading “GenealogyAtHeart’s Top 10 Posts of 2021”
Today is Emancipation Day to commemorate those who were freed from slavery. Emancipation has another meaning, that of liberation typically from a legal, social or political restriction. When my husband and I decided to retire as longtime public school employees we hadn’t been aware that the day we selected, August 1, 2021, that we termed … Continue reading “Emancipation Day”
Sometimes, it takes a village to solve a genealogy mystery. Thanks to all for sharing their ideas regarding identifying my mystery man, Anton “Tony” Kos, who is buried next to my great grandfather Josip “Joseph” Kos in Gary, Indiana. An extra special thanks to research librarian Marilyn in Lake County, Indiana, who went above and … Continue reading “Useful Research Reminders”
Happy New Year! I took a few weeks off from blogging and am delighted to be back. My blogging break, however, didn’t include a break from genealogy so in the next few weeks I’ll be writing about my recent discoveries, insights and well, dumb luck, which I’ll explain below. I have always loved the holidays … Continue reading “A Winning Genealogy Formula”
Originally published on genealogyatheart.blogspot.com on 10 May 2015. A extra special welcome to my readers from across the pond – Australia, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Slovakia, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine and closer to home – Canada and of course, the good ole U.S.A. Happy Mother’s Day to All! My day will be spent being spoiled … Continue reading “Motherhood and the Brain”
I’m not one for making New Year’s resolutions. Instead, I think about tasks I’d like to complete, improve upon, or try out. If you need some ideas to jump-start your genealogy this year here goes: Here’s to 2023 – health, happiness, and historical finds!
