Family Tree Girl

I love the opportunity to share, coach, teach and facilitate learning. Various topics are included, some link to genealogical research,  bullying in the workplace and housing counseling. Below is a taste of the “Familytreegirl” on the road: September 22, Financial Preparedness in the event of a disaster, Charlottesville, VA September 26, 10am Louisa County Library,…

Originally posted on Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: The Allen County Public Library’s board of trustees has approved a $138,541 contract to reconfigure about 2,000 square feet of the downtown library’s second-floor Genealogy Center. Staff members say that the space, as originally designed, no longer meets the needs of the way family history researchers do…

Do you have your DNA in GEDmatch? if so, view this popular blog and see something new to help enhance your research. Good luck. DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy Do you ever have one of those “lightbulb” moments? I do. I was wishing there was a way at GedMatch to compare everyone against me and my…

On a regular basis you can find blogs to follow. Some tell stories incorporating the steps they did to accomplish a task during their genealogy research. Researching maiden names are one of those difficult tasks we all will encounter. Genealogist.com provides some tips to follow. Enjoy and good luck. http://blog.genealogists.com/2015/08/5-time-saving-tips-for-finding-maiden.html

Originally posted on Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: Slavery was abolished in the British Empire in 1833. Those who had owned slaves were compensated at the time for their financial losses when they lost their slaves. Historians from University College London (UCL) have catalogued the 46,000 British subjects who were compensated by the British government…

This blog has some great information on how to research your slave ancestry. For those who are researching slave ancestry are familiar with the challenges. It is critical to know where to locate records and know what records you are looking for. I always suggest when you are researching any ancestor that you develop a…

Those that know my oldest brother “Todd”, know that he is a Veteran. He is a commander of a VFW in Michigan and part of Rolling Thunder Michigan Chapter 1. What keeps this man alive is his brothers and sisters veterans. They just did an event to hep folks remember the POW & MIAs. Todd portrayed…

This very handsome man is a brother to 6 siblings, born 24 Nov 1924 in Ft. Wayne, uncle to several nieces and nephews, and grandfather and great grandfather. Some know him as “Cool Cal” back in the neighborhood. He and his brother Harold attended Wilberforce College until the war began, they were drafted. He was a…

Tune in to Angela Walton-Raji’s weekly podcast to gain a special insight about the records and what’s happening in the genealogy world for Friday, June 19. http://africanrootspodcast.com/african-roots-podcast-episode-324-june-19th-2015/