I’m sure many of you have heard me lament about my problems with entering sources into genealogy software. It is something that has literally driven me nuts over the last couple of years. Here’s some background. It might be something that many of you can relate to. When I first started working on my family…
Category: General Genealogy
Do you verify other people’s research?
Often times, we get some genealogy gifts. A genealogical society sends us a pedigree with our ancestors, a cousin sends us a filled out family group sheet, or we find one side of our tree in an online database. The urge to input these names directly to our database is strong–very strong. We’re so excited…
That’s Old News: The Victor Talking Machines
I was going through the 2 May 1911 edition of the Garden Island News (Kauai, HI) when this bit of business news caught my eye. It says “J.I. Silva, Eleele, is the agent for Victor Talking Machines.” I wondered what the Victor Talking Machine might be. I found an add on another page for J.I….
The 1936 Olympics in Berlin
Last night, I had the chance to listen to the “Stuff You Missed in History Class” podcast. The topic of the podcast was the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. What we know of the 1936 Berlin Games seems to come down to Jesse Owen’s feats and the handshake snub. This pocast touched a bit on…
Is Genealogy Research Really That Easy?
I had a lazy afternoon today reading magazines and blog posts. I was flipping through the August 2012 edition of “O: The Oprah Magazine” when I came across an article on genealogy. The article is titled “Up a Tree” by Leslie Larson. The author writes about her first encounter with genealogy research after getting a…