Finding details on the everyday lives of our ancestors is always a bonus to genealogy research. Hopefully they had more happy times than tragedies, but if tales have been passed down about bad times, the website GenDisasters.com might prove worth a visit.

With the tagline “Events That Touched Our Ancestors’ Lives,” the website is further described as “a genealogy site, compiling information on the historic disasters, events, and tragic accidents our ancestors endured, as well as, information about their life and death.” It features articles (some with photos) from disasters in the U. S. and Canada dating as far back as 1755, when an earthquake shook Read more »

Local and county histories have been published across the country for well over 100 years. Just imagine all the names they contain! Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to search through them all from one convenient location?

Say no more, because the Family History Archive has you covered. The joint effort between the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Brigham Read more »

Many genealogists rely on their computers to organize all of their family tree research. Some of them will want to make note of updates announced this week for two popular genealogy software programs.

One of them is Ancestry.com’s Family Tree Maker 2008. The new release is the latest version of a product that made its debut back in 1989. The company calls it the world’s No. 1 selling family history software. A company news release reports that the product has been entirely revamped with many new Read more »