I am a fan of Family Origns who learned to love RootsMagic almost immediately. I’ve been using RootsMagic 3 for awhile now and I think it’s great. The question is: Should I upgrade to RootsMagic 4? I’ve been looking for some sort of side by side comparison, but I haven’t happened upon it. Are you…
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Remember When?
Randy’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Challenge asks us to think about the Summer when we were 12 years old and write about one memory. For me, 12 years old was the Summer of freedom. I had graduated from elementary school. This was the Summer when my best friend and I were allowed to roam the…
Family Emergency
I realized I have not blogged in the last week or so. My Dad was having breathing troubles (he has emphysema). On Monday during a routine doctor visit, they decided to admit him to the hospital. He stayed for 3 days and is back home. He’s feeling alot better, thank goodness! I hope to get…
Does Genealogy Software Make Inputting Sources Unnecessarily Complicated?
I am probably going to start a riot with this post. But, I have a confession to make. I don’t input all those cumbersome source fields in my genealogy software and sometimes I don’t even know what they are for. There! I said it (Phew! That’s a load off my genealogy shoulders.) I have used…
I’d Like to Comment On Your Blog But…
I’m not sure if many genealogy bloggers know this. They make it really difficult for folks to comment on their blogs. There have been many times I’ve gone to comment then realized that I can’t because the options for authentification don’t apply to me. Let me give you an example. On blogger blogs, you can…