History and Genealogy

Have you ever watched TV genealogy shows such as “Who Do You Think You Are?” or “Ancestors In The Attic”? If so, you will have seen how details of an ancestor are interwoven with the history of the family, the place, the country or the world. History is your friend when you are doing genealogy research. These interesting historical details help make an ancestor’s life vivid, more exciting and personal. But, how do you find this kind of information, when you are just a beginner? Here are several ways to research your family history, in order to place your ancestors in a larger context. Read the rest of this entry »

A thing that happens in the present is an outcome of what happened in the past. You are a product of what occurred yesterday. You owe your life today to the events that occurred on your whole family line in the past. Getting to know yourself even more can be possible if you get to know your family also. Your traits, personality and identity in general can be defined by tracing your family history. There may be a certain point in your life wherein you would want to learn about your great grandfather, where he lived and what he did when he was alive. Getting to know them even better boosts your sense of belongingness in the family and also defines your very existence.

Making a genealogy timeline can be very hard to do especially if you belong to one big happy family. All you need to do in order to complete your plans of getting to know your family even more is by researching on one ancestor at a time. In due time, you will not notice that you have made a timeline to almost all your ancestors giving you enough knowledge about the origins of your whole family. This is priceless information that you can keep forever and of course share it with the next generation. Read the rest of this entry »

The genealogy bug can be traced back to the 1977 movie “Roots”, a powerful film that so impressed its viewers that they wanted to see just what their own family was made of. Back then, those researchers were confined to libraries and often had to travel long distances or use mail service to gather information.

Today it is much easier to make a family tree because we can now do it all online! There are many sites that offer the service at no charge, even provided free software to download. Genealogy software makes family trees easy to create; you simply enter the name of your ancestor along with the birth and death dates and they are placed on the tree in chronological order in the proper branch of the family. Some software allows you to include the place of birth and death but those extras are usually included on programs you buy. Read the rest of this entry »