Genealogy

Recently, my father in law entrusted me with a box of old family photos and letters. Inside, there were a stack of old, faded negatives. At first, I was afraid we’d have to take them to a professional scanner or photo developer to see the images, beyond just holding them up to the light. However,…

Genealogy can be an inexpensive hobby. New genealogists may feel that they have to pay for memberships, books, or subscriptions to find their ancestors. However, there are many free genealogy resources to help genealogists find and document their family tree. Family Start documenting your family tree by asking your family basic questions. As silly as…

When my now husband learned that I enjoy doing genealogy as a hobby, he asked, “Why?” At the time, I honestly didn’t have a good answer for him. I’ve always loved the history, finding out where my family came from, the research. The further I got into discovering my family tree, the more challenging the…

Tracing genealogy in rural communities is often convoluted. Having grown up in small towns and from a large Southern family, I often heard people say “Everyone is related to everyone somehow.” As complicated as these family trees can be, not every couple were blood first cousins, in fact, I would argue that very few were.…