Thomas MacEntee

Discounted NEHGS memberships through July 31, 2009

It isn't easy to find bargains today especially when it comes to access to research databases and genealogical society memberships. But the New England Historic Genealogical Society has discounted some of its memberships by as much as...

dynastree.com celebrates 2nd birthday

Creating a tree for one’s family is easier than ever, only basic computer skills are required for setting up profiles of relatives and ancestors. Families can easily create a tree showing all relatives and connecting the family, regardless...

Find famous relatives in your family tree

If you've been working on your family tree for any time now, you may have come across an ancestor who could be considered a "famous personality." Either during their own period in history or perhaps still...

Surname Findit - help determining a full surname

A few weeks ago I posted about Surname Suggestion List which can assist genealogists search on variations of a surname. Now the creator of that great program – Matt Combs – has come up with another neat tool called...

Cloud computing comes to genealogy

OneGreatFamily.com is now offering “GenealogyCloud” – a full-featured API providing access to a web-based genealogy record keeping system. OneGreatFamily has spent more than 10 years and invested approximately $10 million refining its powerful...

Easy and free bibliography generation sites

Easy and free bibliography generation sites One of the chores of genealogy research is to cite your sources and this may be one reason why new genealogists often neglect this vital step. There are several free website-based...

Twitter hash tags for genealogists

More and more genealogists and family history enthusiasts are getting in on the Twitter scene each day. As more of us are using Twitter, we tend to follow more and more "tweeps" who are also into genealogy...

Surname variations - a valuable tool for genealogists

Have you ever hit a "brick wall" in your genealogy research? Ever felt like you've exhausted every possibility? But have you looked at every possible variation of the surname you are working on? I...

Using Google Alerts for genealogy research

When working with genealogists or family history enthusiasts who want to harness the power of Google to help them with their research, I have them take baby steps. This is important because while Google may seem, on the surface...

Your names - meanings of given names and surnames

In case you missed it, this is Celebrate Your Name Week which was created so people could learn more about their names and perhaps more about themselves. As a genealogist, my research and my genealogy database are littered with names...

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