Dec 26, 2023 | Advice, Research Tales
One of my recommendations before writing a family history is to “clean up your tree”. What does that look like? Join me as I start work on my third family history book, based on my mother’s paternal grandmother, Lena Catherine Birenbaum. The first...
Oct 29, 2023 | Advice, Featured
I am so excited to officially announce the launch of my new book! Leaving a Legacy: Turn Your Family Tree into a Family Book is a step-by-step guide to help you finally achieve your dream of “doing something” with all those years of research. If you liked...
Nov 21, 2022 | Advice, DNA, Research Tales
Many people choose to get their DNA tested on a whim, or a vague desire to know more about their ethnic heritage (oof, the accuracy of this is so suspect – but that’s a topic for another day). But it’s often difficult to know where to go after that....
Dec 7, 2021 | Advice, Featured
I have gotten hundreds of responses to my first family book, which has been thrilling! Many people have asked specific questions about how I did it. I’m writing this post to try and address all of these questions in one place. I used several different pieces of...
Jun 10, 2021 | Advice, Beginners, Featured, Luxembourg
[Above is a screencap of my first genealogy website, created in 2002] What are the most important things I wish I had known when I started my family tree? 1. Cite Absolutely Everything Oh gosh, if I could go back in time and change only one aspect of my research so...
