Fortify Your Family Tree

"How can I build my family tree when I don't know where my ancestor came from?" It's a common problem for many people whe...

Every day is Day One in someone's genealogy journey. And they don't know where to start. They post questions online with minimal det...

I've been thinking a lot about why people have trouble with their genealogy research. I see people on Facebook every day asking family ...

If you're over 21, you probably had your last world geography lesson a long time ago. How many details can you remember about countries ...

You may have seen people sharing a different kind of family tree online. Instead of showing the names of their direct ancestors, each block ...

My first article in this blog—eight years ago—explains the first step to take in your genealogy journey. You must find out where your ancest...

My second grade teacher taught us to read by making us "sound it out." I remember my class sounding out a sentence in one voice. ...

My DNA matches continue to disappoint me. After ignoring them for a while, I decided to browse through my new matches. I filtered my Ancestr...

On Sunday, after finishing a bunch of chores, I was eager to launch Family Tree Maker. I wanted to do one thing. It's something I've...

We watched "I Love Lucy" so much when I was a kid that my family still speaks in phrases from the show. One favorite comes from Lu...

We've all met them. The guy who spent an hour on Geni.com and claimed to be a descendant of Eric the Red. The woman who clicked into one...