Looking for a kick start writing your family stories? Ready to write your own personal history? Can’t wait to share juicy tidbits you’ve discovered about ancestors? Eager to post stories and discoveries for your family to read? Needing to get all the research you’ve conducted in a readable/consumable format? Wanting Read more…
Thank you to Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy for the opportunity to be an ambassador for the Intermediate Foundations course. I’m going back to school! Extremely excited and honored to be taking the Intermediate Foundations course with the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) as an ambassador this fall. It’s Read more…
Congrats on starting your community project! Now how to get the word out? I’m sharing tips from my experience spearheading the communication and marketing for the 21 Day Family Connections Experiment. Here’s what worked for us! Be Social Meet your audience where they are at! Our project started at the Read more…
Scroll to the bottom for the interview with Jen Allen, event director for Family Search and RootsTech. Share your story, even if your voice shakes. Seven years ago, my friend/social media colleague, Janet, invited me to be a RootsTech ambassador. Share about family history on social media? I’m in! The Read more…
I’ve always loved stories – reading them, writing them, sharing them. Precisely pinpointing where my love of genealogy started proves challenging, but several memories from my childhood come to mind. Though it may seem odd, one of my favorite first family history-related memories took place in a swimming pool while Read more…
The clock is ticking! Can you really do family history in just five minutes? This post and the accompanying Rootstech class will help you discover fast and fun ways to make family history part of your daily life. Research suggests that even small amounts of family history may have psychological Read more…
Grateful to be partnering with Havenlight Art for the Let Art Be Your Voice Blog Tour and $200 Havenlight giveaway! All opinions are my own. Every now and then a piece of art speaks to me and strikes a chord in my heart. That’s how I feel about this beautifully-inspiring Read more…
Starting off #NaGenWriMo with a post about my great-grandmother Eda Virgil Smith. Remember, the purpose of #NaGenWriMo is to write and share stories about your ancestors in whatever way speaks to you! Don’t be paralyzed by formalities – write that blog post – share that photo on social media! For Read more…
Need a kick start writing your family stories? Ready to write your own personal history? Can’t wait to share juicy tidbits you’ve discovered about ancestors? Eager to post stories and discoveries for your family to read? Needing to get all the research you’ve conducted in a readable/consumable format? Wanting to Read more…
Instagram can be a valuable resource for connecting with your family! Through hashtags, geotags, and other useful Instagram tools you can connect, research, explore, and more. Why use hashtags? Hashtags organize and categorize posts and videos. Hashtags connect you with other people interested in the same content. Tips for using Read more…