Ancestry.com is a database that most of use rely on everyday in our genealogical research. A couple years ago we were advised to learn their new search engine, as the older search engine was being phased out. Come learn some tips in helping you with Ancestry's new search!

Dragon is the world’s best-selling speech recognition software. It turns your talk into text and can make virtually any computer task easier and faster. Come learn how it can be used in your family history research.

Marian Pierre-Louis has two great educational podcasts,"The Genealogy Professional" and "Fieldstone Common". They are both extremely helpful and informative for those doing family history, as well as those transitioning to professional genealogists.

Family history can start out as a hobby, but for some of us, it can turn into a more serious venture. The Association of Professional Genealogists is a great organization with awesome resources.

Historical Truth 101 is a preservation initiative dedicated to collecting & preserving rare & unique stories. I love history, so I am really looking forward to reading and learning from their enlightening interviews and articles.

Many of us would love to start our research by locating a book talking about our family and giving us great clues, such as DNA. Well, if you belong to the Gist, Guest, Guess and McNeil families, you are in luck. I recently had a chance to review "Volume I - A Face to My Name.", Come learn more!

I wanted to use a software program to help me keep organized. I decided to PAF. But, now this software is discontinued, I decided to venture out and try another software program. I tried various programs, but the one I decided to use for my personal & client use is Roots Magic 6. Come learn more...

I recently joined a chat, when one of the members, Nathan Dylan Goodwin, writer, got my attention. He has released a book called “Hiding the Past–A Genealogical Crime Mystery”. There are not a lot of novels that have a genealogical background, also having the genealogy twist added to it!

The International Society of Family History Writers & Editors (ISFHWE) are currently taking submissions for their “Excellence in Writing” contest. This is a wonderful way for you to take that information you learned about your ancestor and write about it. Then, submit to the ISFHWE contest.

Michael Hait, CG has just released version 3 of his eBook, “Online State Resources for Genealogy”. Michael writes, “This new edition verifies and updates all of the links from the previous editions, & adds almost 200 new repositories, for a total of over 600 repositories/agencies & over 9000 links.