Miriam Robbins Midkiff writes a blog about her genealogy research, called AnceStories. Her blog has won several awards and it’s full of tips, links and advice. She also is an Online Genealogy Teacher through the community colleges in Washington and is available for genealogy speaking engagements. I asked Miriam these questions: What do you think the future can bring with regards to online genealogy research? What online tools do you use to research your genealogy and why? What is your …
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Free family trees available to download for free. No, there’s no catch, just great family tree designs! Last week I told you a little bit about the Big News at ObituariesHelp.org, the family tree templates project that I’ve been working on. But now, all 18 new family tree pages are ready, with plans to put more online in the next while. The wait is over, you can start downloading any type of family tree you want right now:

Gena Philibert Ortega is a well known online genealogist. She writes several blogs, one about her own genealogy research; she is the editor of the World Vital Records newsletter; and she manages online genealogy social networking site, Genealogy Wise. She has a strong background in the relatively new field of online genealogy. So I asked Gena: What do you think the future can bring with regards to online genealogy research? What online tools do you use to research your genealogy …
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In an earlier post I mentioned that I recently asked a few genealogists to comment on the following questions related to online genealogy research: What do you think the future can bring with regards to online genealogy research? What online tools do you use to research your genealogy and why? What is your general opinion of the advantages and/or disadvantages of using some of these online research tools? Craig Manson runs a blog called GeneaBlogie and is the second Genealogist …
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Before I get into my big news, I just want to apologize for not blogging regularly lately, it’s been a month and a half! And although some of you have emailed me to ask what is going on, I’ve been keeping quiet. But not anymore. I have some really exciting news about a project I’ve been working on that has taken me away from my duties as a genealogy blogger. But I think you will be really excited to see …
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From a few pictures in an old trunk to an unmarked civil war soldier’s grave, Matthew Broderick is a lot closer to finding out Who Do You Think You Are? His journey took him through World War 1 and back to the Civil war. He found facts about his ancestors that no one in his family ever mentioned. His story inspired me to share with you some of the best online resources for military records.

This is the first of a series of guest posts by expert or experienced genealogists. Online Genealogy is a growing field and there are lots of great resources out there as well as some horrible resources that claim to have valuable information but you end up going around in circles trying to find something you can use. I recently asked a few genealogists to comment on the following questions related to online genealogy research: What do you think the future …
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When I found out I’d be watching a whole hour of Lisa Kudrow on Who Do You Think You Are, I have to be honest, I was not looking forward to it. Lisa Kudrow has never really been my favorite actor. Don’t get me wrong, I liked “Friends” and for a long time, I never missed an episode. I don’t really know why I didn’t appreciate her acting, maybe it’s because people said I reminded them of Phoebe back then, …
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