Genealogy and family history programs are finally moving out of the shadows of public television and becoming trendy enough to make the leap to mainstream broadcasting networks.

In fact, NBC is hoping Americans will be interested in the family trees of celebrities. The network is teaming up with U. S. production company “Is or Isn’t Entertainment” and the U. K.’s “Wall to Wall” productions for an American version of the popular BBC television program “Who Do You Think You Are?”

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The Thanksgiving holiday weekend has given many genealogy buffs some well deserved web surfing time. It’s the perfect opportunity to check on those long-lost queries posted to various forums years ago, especially since email addresses are likely different, and any follow-up messages have not found their way to you.

If you posted queries to message boards like Ancestry, RootsWeb, GenForum, Cousin Connect, or the many others available online, you can utilize their search features to locate your posts, and find out if you missed any responses. You might even try “googling” your ancestor’s names, which many Read more »

Call us old fashioned, but many genealogists enjoy sitting down with a magazine devoted to our lifelong hobby. Sure we love the internet for research, and use it more and more everyday, but there’s something about sitting in your favorite chair with a cup of coffee and devouring every page, that makes a genealogy magazine so attractive.

Lucky for all of us, there are several to choose from that come out frequently, and are available on the newsstand or by subscription. All of these publications have been around Read more »