No Stone Unturned
The National Library of Ireland
As if I wasn’t overwhelmed enough by just being in Ireland, entering the most beautiful library I have ever been in put me over the top. I love this place. If I didn’t have to find food eventually, I might never leave. Well, not for a long time anyway.
Doesn’t the beauty of this place say…
A heart-filling, time-traveling day in Ireland
I've been home from Ireland for a few weeks, but am just now getting my feet back under me. I had hoped to post to my blog during my trip, but I found myself falling exhausted into bed each night instead. Every day was thrilling and overwhelming. I did take lots of...
Crossover for Mac and Linux FREE on October 31st!
I love my Mac, but I’ve never warmed up to Reunion or Family Tree Maker for Mac, or any of the other Mac-native genealogy database software. I prefer RootsMagic, which is a Windows-based program. I know I am not alone in that regard. RootsMagic will eventually be offering a Mac version, but there’s no release date set yet. Fortunately, I can run RootsMagic on my Mac with a little bit of help from ……
More Vermont Vital Records on Family Search!
Breaking news… Family Search has added over 50% more Vermont Vital Records images! …
Of Rabbit Holes and Vermont’s 1798 Federal Direct Tax Records
… I discovered that none of the 1798 direct tax records for Vermont are known to survive at the federal level, but a few remnants do remain in Vermont. The most exciting find was …
Do You have a Vermont Black Sheep Ancestor?
Black sheep ancestors are often the most interesting. If your black sheep ancestor lived in nineteenth- or twentieth-century Vermont, they just got even more interesting. The Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (VSARA) recently accessioned records from the Vermont State Prison at Windsor. The prison registers begin in 1809, …
GRIP 2012: Day 5 – Genealogical Illusions
I’ve had a few days now to recover from GRIP. Attendees of genealogical institutes will know what I mean when I say that it takes a while to come down from the high of spending an intense week isolated with fellow genealogists, immersed in learning new genealogical research techniques.
On occasion I have joked that I could learn something from Tom Jones if he was reading a cereal box, and I bet it’s true. …
GRIP 2012: Day 3
… Do I sound exhausted? There’s a reason for that. It’s called homework. Homework to end all homework. My eyes are crossed and my brain is fried. Dr. Jones gave us …
GRIP 2012: Day 2
Wow, my head is spinning. This is intense, but I love it. I love being challenged this way. It’s 9 pm and I have been in class or doing homework since 8:15 am….
GRIP 2012: Day 1
Well, Tom (should I say Dr. Jones? Nah, we’re all family now.) lived up to his rock star status today. He started the day covering evidence. Now I thought I understood evidence fairly well. I felt like I research with an evidence orientation rather than an information orientation. I thought I understood the difference between primary and secondary sources, original and derivative information, and direct and indirect evidence. “Thought” is the key word there. Tom has a way of taking what you think you know and then bringing you to a whole new level. …