On Thursday, set a couple of extra places for actors Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith. According to a survey by Ancestry.com, more Americans would rather eat Thanksgiving dinner with the Smith family than any other celebrity couple. ...more

November 24, 2008

Planning to start your holiday gift-shopping this week? If you have a genealogist to buy for, here's my gift to you: my annual Santa List, with something in every price range. ...more

November 23, 2008

Ancestry.com's collection of Jewish historical documents has grown to 26 million, and they're available for free. ...more

November 16, 2008

In this day of tight budgets, we genealogists have to be selective in the online database subscriptions we can buy. ...more

November 9, 2008

There is no shortage of genealogy lectures in the Central Florida area this month. ...more

November 2, 2008

The measure of how important maps are to historians and genealogists becomes apparent when you explore the many paper-map collections available in libraries and digital collections online. ...more

July 6, 2008

In 2008, plenty of learning opportunities will be available to genealogists, from seminars on cruise ships to lectures closer to home. ...more

January 6, 2008

Back when genealogy was of interest only to blue bloods looking to prove relationships to royalty or war heroes, researchers didn't closely embrace the black sheep in the family. ...more

December 16, 2007

In this season of holiday gift lists, it's time for the traditional column about what to buy the genealogist in your family or circle of friends. Here is my list of recommendations: ...more

December 2, 2007