Genealogy multimedia conglomerate Family Tree Magazine has awarded Genealogical.com “Best “BIG” Genealogy Websites of 2021“. We’re thrilled and humbled to learn that the editors at Family Tree have named Genealogical.com as one of their 101 Best Websites of 2021. Our site was named in the subcategory of “best big genealogy sites.” Here’s what they had[…]Read more
We are less than three weeks away (February 25-27) from what will certainly be the biggest genealogy event ever undertaken, RootsTech Connect 2021. Unlike previous annual RootsTech conferences held in person at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah, Covid 19 has compelled organizers to hold the 2021 version online. Undeterred by the pandemic,[…]Read more
The NY Times ran a piece about Ransomware a few weeks ago, laying out what it is, how prevalent it is, and how those affected have been dealing with it. Everything changes when you find yourself to be a part of the story. That’s where we found ourselves when we woke up on February 2nd,[…]Read more
John Grenham, whose book we have excerpted in the previous article, is considered to be the leading authority on Irish genealogy. Genealogical.com has been proud to publish the North American version of each edition of John’s book, including the just released Fifth Edition. Tracing Your Irish Ancestors is a UK publication which we license to[…]Read more
Like most genealogical societies, the National Genealogical Society will be holding its annual conference virtually this year. In fact the 2021 conference is literally days away (May 17-21). Here’s NGS’ vision for this year’s event: “Learn new strategies, resources, records, and techniques to sharpen your family history skills at the National Genealogical Society (NGS) Family[…]Read more
While so many of us are in our homes looking for ways to make good use of this troubling time, Genealogical.com is making an unprecedented offer. You can access our entire e-book collection with a one-time, special three-month subscription. Subscribe today and acquire a 750-book collection of the best publications in genealogy, and, at the[…]Read more
It is a postulate of Irish genealogy that the destruction of the Irish Public Record Office in late June 1922, resulting in the loss of a vast collection of Irish source records at the outset of the Irish Civil War, was the greatest tragedy in Irish genealogy. Among the losses were centuries of census, probate,[…]Read more
According to a survey of young people conducted by psychologists at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, “children who know more about their families and family history are more resilient and tend to do better when facing challenges life.” Researchers also learned that youngsters who knew more about their family’s past had more self-confidence and a[…]Read more
We are proud to report that we have received glowing reviews for five recent publications. If your ancestors came from one or more of the following countries: Russia, Germany, Sweden, Ireland, or Mexico, we strongly encourage you to check out the appropriate review(s) that follow. Maybe you haven’t heard about one or more of these[…]Read more
The poem (below) comes to us from one of our Scottish authors who got it from a friend in New Zealand. Like the virus, these things travel quickly around the planet. It is based on the work of Robert Burns. We hope the Scots dialect was not too challenging. If anyone knows the author, please[…]Read more
Aha! Seminars, Inc.®, the producer of The Genealogy Guys Podcast, the Genealogy Connection podcast, and The Genealogy Guys Blog, is pleased to announce the launch of Genealogy Guys Learn (genealogyguyslearn.com), a subscription-based educational website designed to provide genealogy courses and videos for researchers of all skill levels. At its launch, Genealogy Guys Learn consists of text/image-based courses[…]Read more
