Fortify Your Family Tree

Most family tree software programs have more features than you may realize. These 6 features of Family Tree Maker are genealogy game-changer...

When I told you I'd finished cleaning up all the source citations in my family tree, I left something out. I didn't want to get int...

Last week I discussed using the Manage Facts feature of Family Tree Maker to add or remove custom facts. (See " How to Add or Delete Cu...

I'm still busy making every source citation in my family tree complete and consistent. (See " Take the Time to Improve the Sources ...

Last week I had to swear off synchronizing my Family Tree Maker file with my tree on Ancestry. (See " A Major Family Tree Change to Fix...

After 2 gigantic genealogy headaches, I've decided to quit stressing and change course. Genealogy Headache #1 is about this blog. Tryi...

I love when someone finds their family in my online tree and contacts me. Last week I heard from a new-found 4th cousin. More often our co...

Recently I wrote about how I ripped 25,000 obsolete source citations out of my family tree. I did it in one place: the Sources tab of Famil...

My 1st cousin Nick tested with AncestryDNA and appears in my match list as my 1st cousin. He's in my mother's match list as her neph...