Fortify Your Family Tree

It may happen at any time. And when it does, you should drop everything. One of the best things about keeping my family tree on Ancestry...

You've got new DNA matches. And their trees are bare. Where do you start? On Saturday I took a look at my growing list of DNA matche...

If the people involved are long gone, a scandalous story should be OK to share. Don't you think? I've read thousands of birth, ma...

A well-written obituary can tell you so much about a relative's descendants. I am in awe of professional genealogists like Megan Smo...

You may not trust someone else's family tree, but you can stand behind your facts. Right? Every now and then you're going to fin...

NOTE: There is a way to make your sources indisputable. Please see "Taming a Tangle of Source Citations." Your family tree is ...

Who and what are you overlooking on that ship manifest? On 10 February 1909 my great grandfather boarded the S.S. Cretic in Naples, boun...

No rubber gloves necessary. Family tree housekeeping uses no rags, cleansers or mops. I don't enjoy cleaning my house. The dog's...

Put that person's facts down! You don't know where they came from. I'll never forget the time someone took my grandfather an...

Imagine your grandchild inherits your family tree. How reliable will the information be for your generation? I don't need a document...