Family History Basics Family History Basics #10 – Are You a Searcher or a Browser? Do you search through your digital files or are you a browser? When it comes to scrapbooking, I’m definitely a browser. In Family History Basics…Michele KerrJanuary 20, 2020
Family History Basics FAMILY HISTORY BASICS #9 – Following the Family History Trail I've been researching my family's history, and my husband's, since around 1999 or 2000 and in my excitement to fill out my family tree back…Michele KerrDecember 13, 2019
Family History Basics FAMILY HISTORY BASICS #8 – Exploring Family History is Therapy for the Soul Last month I shared with you that I had come to terms with knowing that my family’s LifeStory books were being done very selfishly for…Michele KerrDecember 11, 2019
Family History Basics FAMILY HISTORY BASICS #7 – Finding the Calm in Big Projects We all find it so important to document our family’s life (especially with kids and our pets), but do you ever feel the overwhelm of…Michele KerrDecember 9, 2019
Family History Basics FAMILY HISTORY BASICS #6 – Books are my Jam! As each layer of your research starts to come together, I hope that you find yourself actually looking forward to “the hunt.” I’ve always said…Michele KerrDecember 6, 2019
Family History Basics FAMILY HISTORY BASICS #5: Newspapers – Our Grandparents’ FaceBook Hunting anyone? Working on your family’s history is a bit like going on an adult Easter-egg hunt and I’m not kidding at all… This month…Michele KerrDecember 4, 2019
Family History Basics FAMILY HISTORY BASICS #4 – Planting Your Family Tree Online This quote stopped me in my tracks. I was poking around the Manu Design Studios after seeing some recommendations for heritage designers and ran across…Michele KerrDecember 2, 2019
Family History Basics FAMILY HISTORY BASICS #3: The Good Stuff – Stories and Details Yes, I just put that quote out there, but not to make you feel bad if you haven’t even thought of looking at your family’s…Michele KerrNovember 29, 2019
Family History Basics FAMILY HISTORY BASICS #2 – Family Documents (We need them!) Last month, we began the process of pulling our own records together. Of course, the stories that make up our own LifeStory might take more…Michele KerrOctober 9, 2019
Family History Basics FAMILY HISTORY BASICS #1 – Starting With What We DO Know Stories are powerful and telling your family story can have a great impact on your life. Reaching back into our family's history helps us to…Michele KerrSeptember 30, 2019