31 Fall Story Prompts
In honor of the 31 days of October (not Baskin Robbins), I present you with 31 fall story prompts for your own and family stories. Here in Michigan, the fall colors are peaking. This year is spectacularly vibrant. While taking photos, trying to memorialize the beauty,...
3 Great Virtual Family History Education Opportunities—Affordable or Free
As the uncertainty over Covid-19 continues, a lot of us continue to look for virtual family history education options. Often, however, the good opportunities don’t come cheap. Here’s three that I think are great. One’s affordable and two are free. You can attend all...
Vivid-Pix RESTORE Software Product Review
What’s all the buzz about Vivid-Pix Restore? Watching the steady stream of traffic lined up at Vivid-Pix’s RootsTech 2020 booth and hearing the endorsements of genealogists I respect, I decided to explore their restoration software for myself. Full disclosure,...
6 Ways to Highlight the Women in your Family Tree When Facts are Few
With a dearth of records about female ancestors, it can be difficult to ferret out stories that highlight the women in your family tree. As Lisa A. Alzo points out in her article Strategies for Finding Female Ancestors for FamilyTree Magazine: Prior to the 20th...
Rootstech 2020 Day 1 Re-Cap
Retrospective and Looking Forward In the ten-year anniversary, FamilySearch is rewarding those of us that attending year-after-year can remember the awesome keynote speakers we’ve enjoyed. However, even more hoopla accompanied the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. That’s...
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We all have stories to share with our children and grandchildren. Whether it’s a proud moment, memories of grandparents, or a lesson you’ve learned, Memories of Me: A Complete Guide to Telling and Sharing the Stories of Your Life helps you put the episodes of your past onto paper and share them with loved ones.
