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February 2024

A Biography About Your Ancestors
What if a book written about your grandmother, great-grandparents, or great-great-grandfather existed? I love biographies, which usually feature…
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Who Was Your Doppelgänger Ancestor?
I bet you have someone in your family tree that looked exactly like you. I’ve been shocked at how often ancestors who are generations apart can look…
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Don’t Abandon Printed Photos Quite Yet!
You can take as many pictures as you want with a smartphone. One of my friends has over 100,000 from the last decade on her iPhone! So, in 100 years…
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January 2024

A Resource You Can’t Afford to Underestimate
The local historical society in your ancestors' hometown can be a treasure trove. For hundreds of years, historical societies have been where…
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Who Will Be Researching Your Life Someday?
How special would it be to read a journal your grandmother wrote? Maybe you’re lucky enough to have such a prized possession, but most people don’t…
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How Improbable is Your Existence, Really?
Have you ever thought about how many things needed to happen just right to lead to you sitting here today reading this sentence? It’s almost…
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The Key to Sharing Family History Discoveries with Others
Sharing family stories can be challenging. A genealogist or history enthusiast will likely be enthralled be all the details, but before you know it…
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August 2023

From Elementary School Janitor to College Graduate: Gratitude and Perspective
In one of my favorite books, Atomic Habits, James Clear wrote: “Success is the product of daily habits, not once-in-a-lifetime transformation.” Your…
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Identifying the Unidentifiable: How You Can Identify Family Members in Unlabeled Photographs
Three strategies I use all the time and examples of when they worked
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July 2023

"To Get What I Want When I Want It"
What hobbies and interests did your great-grandparents or other ancestors have that you might unknowingly share with them today?
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