Traditional tools + Electronic sources = Success
The Internet’s power for genealogical research is truly amazing. The speed and convenience of using the Internet are obvious. Perhaps the Internet’s greatest contribution to genealogical research is its ability to overcome the long distances which are so often involved in obtaining information.
High tech comes to the cemetery. Learn all about digital tombstones.
What Do You Want on Your Tombstone? Grave markers have always been a source of genealogical information. The names and dates of our ancestors have been inscribed in the stones of churchyards and cemeteries for hundreds of years now.
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Five practical principles to help you stay organized and focused while writing the story of your life.
"Grandma, what was life like when you were a little girl?"
When I was a child, I asked that question of my grandmother on more than one occasion and each time her answers astounded me.
The creative genius and inspiring life of the father of television.
Driving along the near-deserted highway in southeast Idaho, I have often passed a humble, fading sign which reads: Welcome to Rigby, the birthplace of television. More than once in my life I have wondered about the story behind that sign.
Society's adaptations, both positive and negative, to the technological world.
Vilar Sêco is a remote village on the periphery of Trás-os-Montes, the poorest district in Portugal. It is a place more suitable to the wolf and wild boar than to its inhabitants, many of whom have emigrated to France.
Changes at Ancestry Magazine
Longtime readers of Ancestry magazine will immediately notice that this issue looks a bit different. And the new look is just the tip of the iceberg. Our subscription base continues to soar, many new and wonderful products and services are coming within reach, and we at Ancestry Incorporated are thrilled to be on the cutting edge.
Access to genealogical records is threatened.
According to a 1997 Newsweek article, “42 million Americans have started to trace their heritage.” That reinforces an earlier USA Today poll in which 74.4 percent of the respondents indicated that they were “extremely/very interested” in learning more about their family trees.
Handed-down family recipes are a source of family history.
Writer and historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich writes about the idea of tracing “female inheritance through recipes.” It’s an interesting thought, although she finds it has its flaws, as you’ll see when you read her story, “Danish Pancakes” (see page 19).
A pro explains how to get the most from interviews with relatives.
Getting the most from your pursuit of dead ancestors often means pursuing living relatives. Yet, strangely, the art is too-little cultivated and too-little practiced.
