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Genealogy for Geeks, Part 1: Who Do I Think I Am?
Some might argue that all genealogy is for geeks. It’s designed for us. Where else do you get to dive into the facts and daily lives of thousands of ancestors? Follow one branch, and that leads to...
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Genealogy for Geeks, Part 3: Published Histories
Joseph Van Doren Davison, my great, great grandfather. Genealogy isn’t all about names and dates. There is a real personal side to it, if you look past official records and read published histories...
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Genealogy for Geeks, Part 4: Military Records
Captain Jeremiah Mosher Sample of the 139th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E. Photo: Jenny Williams. One of the themes on our extremely long summer road trip is war in the United States, and,...
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Genealogy for Geeks, Part 6: Ancestry.com Hints
Screenshot of Ancestry.com's leaf hints. Anyone with an interest in where they came from can do research into their family history and background. But without a lot of experience, those new to...
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Genealogy for Geeks, Part 6: Ancestry.com Hints (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
Screenshot of Ancestry.com's leaf hints. Anyone with an interest in where they came from can do research into their family history and background. But without a lot of experience, those new to...
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Genealogy for Geeks, Part 7: Family History on the Go
Image: Ancestry.com For those who like to dig deeply into researching their family history, being away from their information can be frustrating. Like those of us who like to look up facts on the...
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Using AncestryDNA to Chart Your Family Tree
If paper- and online-based genealogy isn’t enough for you, if you want to dig into your more general cultural roots, there are DNA-based genealogy tests that you can take. Some of you might have read...
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My Small Family Tree Became a Towering Redwood With Ancestry DNA
For many families, knowing your relatives is a priority. In other families, knowing your aunts, uncles, cousins, even ancestors isn’t as important. My immediate family falls into the second category....
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Branching Out With Ancestry.com — Part One, First Impressions
From the Drouin Collection, a page with my ancestors, Henriette Anasasie Dugay and Francois Huart, on their wedding in 1796. From Ancestry.com Genealogy has fascinated me since I was a kid, ever since...
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Branching Out With Ancestry.Com — Part Two, Les Filles du Roi
The Arrival of the French Girls at Quebec, 1667. Watercolour. By C.W. Jeffreys. Public domain, via Wikipedia. I remember the first genealogy project we did in middle school. I listened to my classmates...
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Discover Your Roots, Part #2: Building Stories and the Anatomy of an...
Reading Time: 4 minutesMy favorite photo of my great grandfather, Arthur B. Holmes. So, you’ve decided to begin or continue building your family tree. Excellent! Future generations will thank you. (If...
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