Two New Books for My Wish List

Two genealogy books–both featuring using the Internet to help you trace your family tree–have recently been published, are available to purchase within the next week, and are both on my wish list (hint, hint, family members…the holidays are soon approaching)!
The first is Dan Lynch’s Google Your Family Tree: Unlock the Hidden Power of Google. [...]

The Long March

When Lisa put forth the Summer Reading Challenge as a topic for the 7th Edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture, I pondered what to submit. First I thought of my favorite Irish author, Maeve Binchy, whose novels make terrific summer reads (or good winter ones, wrapped up in an afghan with [...]

The Long March

When Lisa put forth the Summer Reading Challenge as a topic for the 7th Edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture, I pondered what to submit. First I thought of my favorite Irish author, Maeve Binchy, whose novels make terrific summer reads (or good winter ones, wrapped up in an afghan with [...]

Evidence Explained: A Book Review

I was very excited to recently receive a copy of Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace by Elizabeth Shown Mills (Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 2007). As most of you are aware, this is the hot new book in the genealogical world. If you’ve been researching your family tree for [...]

Evidence Explained: A Book Review

I was very excited to recently receive a copy of Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace by Elizabeth Shown Mills (Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 2007). As most of you are aware, this is the hot new book in the genealogical world. If you’ve been researching your family tree for [...]

The Everything Family Tree Book

This summer while I was at my local public library, I picked up a pile of books for reading at my leisure. I perused the “new book” section, and came across Kimberly Powell’s The Everything Family Tree Book (2nd edition, 2006, Adams Media). I “know” Kimberly from her About.com: Genealogy blog, and [...]

The Everything Family Tree Book

This summer while I was at my local public library, I picked up a pile of books for reading at my leisure. I perused the “new book” section, and came across Kimberly Powell’s The Everything Family Tree Book (2nd edition, 2006, Adams Media). I “know” Kimberly from her About.com: Genealogy blog, and [...]