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Paper Histories
Converting to Readable Text Documents

Have you ever wanted to convert that old paper history of grandma Jones to a cleaned up scanned version that you can save on your computer or share with others?...

Finding New Family
Utilizing Census Records

I remember when I first discovered an 1851 Canadian census record while looking for my McBride line. My 3rd great-grandfather and his family had lived in Northern Ireland and had...

FamilySearch Media Gallery
A Really Fun Place to Discover Memories

FamilySearch is a wonderful place to find new ancestors and to preserve and share our heritage. In the past, FamilySearch was simply a collaborative family tree. However, we can now...

When an Old Man Dies, a Library Burns Down
Preserve Our Stories

The old African saying "When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground" is so relevant to family history work. The heritage of our past is very often...

How Will Our Posterity Remember Us?
Stories Help Keep Our Heritage Alive

There are many different kinds of "family history" activities. It's not all about researching ancestors, scanning old photographs, and so forth. It's just not about our ancestors! Think about this...

Collateral Line Living Cousins
Get Acquainted With Your Cousins

One of the things that I like about FamilySearch is the ability to connect with living cousins that are updating information about my ancestors. I may not know these individuals,...

Find New Family Members
Via Descendancy Research

Many of us that are new to family history have the perception that "genealogy" is tracing your lineage back to some "great"-grandfather down the line. There may have been an...

Visit Your Ancestral Homelands
Using Google Maps

Have you ever tried using Google Earth, a FREE mapping service that can display a great deal of visual information about different locations around the world. I have used it...

The Future of Preserving Quality Photos?
Artificial Intelligence

Are you one of the many out there that have old grainy black & white photos of your ancestors, or maybe of your early childhood? Some exciting developments are coming...

Protecting Your Email Accounts
Your Key to the Internet

I recently worked with a lady that was locked out of her gmail account. Unfortunately this is a fairly common issue, especially for us older folks. Another person had her...

Animating Old Photos
Harry Potter Like Photos

MyHeritage released some fascinating new artificial intelligence technology to animate old photographs, just like those seen in the Harry Potter movies. I have to admit, it is a bit "creepy"...

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