Introduction to DNA for Genealogy Video

Family historians are presented with many tools in the category of Genetics and DNA. At 2014 Rootstech Jim Rader presented a session on Introduction to DNA for Genealogists. This hour long session introduces the concepts and methods used in applying DNA results to...

Best Ways to Scan a Document Using Your Phone or Tablet

“Have you ever needed to scan a document and did not have a copier handy but you did have your smartphone or tablet? The people at Life Hacker have an article you need to read on how to do this. They provide a solution for both Android and Apple devices....

50 Free Genealogy Websites

The folks over at Family History Daily have a new article titled 50 Free Genealogy Sites to Search Today. “Looking for a list of free genealogy sites to search? Here are 50 no-cost family history resources where you will find birth, marriage and death records,...

Learn the Meaning and Origin of Your Surname

Ancestry.com has a page where you can enter a surname to find the meaning and history of that name. Some of the interesting facts you’ll learn about your surname: Meaning and History Where your family lived in the U.S. and U.K. Average life expectancy When your...

Where to Donate Records to Make Them Available to Everyone

The following article originally appeared in Dick Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter 1 February 2015 A newsletter reader sent an interesting question this week, asking where to donate newly-found documents that may be of interest to many other genealogists....