Welcome to the Are You My Cousin? newsletter! Each week, I share practical family history advice - whether you're solving genealogy mysteries or capturing the stories that make your family unique. Did someone forward this to you? Subscribe so you never miss an issue. Hi Reader, Let's talk about Black Friday—the REAL genealogy shopping season. Before the inbox chaos hits next week, let me share what's actually on my shopping list and how I think about Black Friday genealogy deals. 📹 Coming...
10 days ago • 2 min read
AreyoumycousinNov25 Gain deeper insights into the lives that shaped yours We’re excited to share an exclusive offer for Are you my cousin? members: 50% off MyHeritage’s most popular subscription! This offer is valid from November 14th through November 17th. Join now and save 50% Make your family tree bloom Give your tree unlimited space to grow, and add new information with Smart Matches™ and Instant Discoveries™. Access BILLIONS of historical records Explore our huge database of 34 billion...
11 days ago • 1 min read
AreyoumycousinNov25 Gain deeper insights into the lives that shaped yours We’re excited to share an exclusive offer for Are you my cousin? members: 50% off MyHeritage’s most popular subscription! This offer is valid from November 14th through November 17th. Join now and save 50% Make your family tree bloom Give your tree unlimited space to grow, and add new information with Smart Matches™ and Instant Discoveries™. Access BILLIONS of historical records Explore our huge database of 34 billion...
14 days ago • 1 min read
Welcome to the Are You My Cousin? newsletter! Each week, I share practical family history advice - whether you're solving genealogy mysteries or capturing the stories that make your family unique. Did someone forward this to you? Subscribe so you never miss an issue. Hi Reader, Halloween always goes big on my street. 500+ trick-or-treaters, fog machines, the full production. The running joke among the neighbors: Is November 1st too early to put up the Christmas decorations? (My neighbors are...
17 days ago • 2 min read
Welcome to the Are You My Cousin? newsletter! Each week, I share practical family history advice - whether you're solving genealogy mysteries or capturing the stories that make your family unique. Did someone forward this to you? Subscribe so you never miss an issue. Hi Reader, I got a call recently from my daughter who's already planning her Christmas shopping. She's way ahead of me, but it got me thinking about my own holiday list—and helping you with yours, too. Let's be honest: shopping...
24 days ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the Are You My Cousin? newsletter! Each week, I share practical family history advice - whether you're solving genealogy mysteries or capturing the stories that make your family unique. Did someone forward this to you? Subscribe so you never miss an issue. Hi Reader, We're closing out October, and if you've been following along with the Family History Month series, you've spent the last few weeks discovering, preserving, and researching. Now comes the bigger question: What are you...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, As we head into the final days of October's family history month, I'm reflecting on what we've accomplished together. You've rediscovered treasures hiding in plain sight. You've protected fragile photos and captured important stories. You've made progress on research questions that have been bugging you. And hopefully, you've started thinking about how to share these discoveries with the people who matter most. If you're just catching up this week: The simple sharing wins: Forward...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, Over the past three weeks, you've been taking a fresh look at your family history - finding things you'd forgotten you had, protecting what matters most, and maybe even solving a mystery or two. This final week is about sharing those discoveries with the people who care about them. This week's focus: Share and Connect Your family history discoveries aren't meant to live in isolation. The photos you've identified, the stories you've captured, the mysteries you've solved - they...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Welcome to the Are You My Cousin? newsletter! Each week, I share practical family history advice - whether you're solving genealogy mysteries or capturing the stories that make your family unique. Did someone forward this to you? Subscribe so you never miss an issue. Hi Reader, We're heading into the final 10 weeks of 2025, and I've been thinking about research do-overs. You know that ancestor you've been stuck on for years? The one where you've searched every obvious record, tried every...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read