Legacy just announced upcoming FREE Webinars. Check them out and register early!

The Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG)created an advanced course in the fall of 2011. CAFG recently announced the first Forensic Genealogy Institute. It will be held October 25 through October 27, 2012, in Dallas, Texas, at the Wyndham Dallas Love Field hotel.

Flags of the Civil War 1861-1865

There are many things we document when researching our ancestors. Death is one of the first things, (along with birth and marriage) that we try to solve on an individual.Come learn more on how to discover death information.

The Federation of Genealogical Societies invites you to the 2010 FGS Conference in Knoxville, TN. The theme this year is "Rediscoering American's First Frontier"! Come join the fun, learn and network with other genealogists.

The Federation of Genealogical Societies will be having their 2012 conference in Birmingham, Alabama on August 29-September 1, 2012. This year’s theme is ”Indians, Squatters, Settlers and Soldiers in the "Old Southwest" and will be hosted by the Alabama Genealogical Society! Come learn more!

I enjoy doing research. The satisfaction is there whether it is my own family, friend or a client. But, on that same thought, the frustration over a brick wall is just as great. When I´m about ready to give up, something happens or “shows” up in my eyesight, which lets me know I should keep going.

I went to the TN Genealogical Society to do some newspaper abstracting from a couple TN counties around 1875. I had just taken some history classes in college, so I was fascinated in what was going on in this old newspaper compared to what was going on in the world at this time. Guess what I found.

Familysearch has recently updated their databases. Records are added to the collections as they are completed. Check out these databases!

FamilySearch is adding FREE new images quite often. Make sure you check back to see what is new. The new images can be distinguished between the records already there by the *Asterick star. Here is what is newly added as of March 30, 2011.