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, At a recent genealogy presentation I gave, the discussion turned to AI and how to actually use it in genealogy research. I was fascinated and a bit surprise that about 75% of the room was not exploring or using AI at...
9 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 was working with a couple of my older photographs recently. I had not seen these photos in a quite a while and realized just how much they were fading. It hit me that I was about to lose primary source documents, not...
16 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, A number of years ago when cleaning out my grandmother's house, we found ourselves in the hallway staring up at the attic. It was one of those pull-down attic stairways and had been duct taped closed. Not really sure...
23 days ago • 4 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 was in Target the other day and couldn't resist browsing the back-to-school section! Even without children at home, I still love to browse the pencils, pens and my favorite - sticky notes! (Anyone else love the...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
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Gain deeper insights into the lives that shaped yours We’re excited to share an exclusive offer for the Are You My Cousin users: 50% off MyHeritage’s most popular subscription! This offer is valid from August 8th through August 18th. 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 36 billion historical records and...
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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'm back from my vacation in England, and feeling refreshed! My husband and I walked the Yorkshire Dales for three days and enjoyed nature, cows and lots of sheep! Then it was on to London where I "slipped" in some...
about 1 month 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, I'm writing this just before I leave for my vacation where I get to do something I've dreamed about for years – walk in the actual footsteps of my 6th great grandfather! London, here I come! I can't wait to share that...
about 2 months 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, Your families' eyes glaze over the moment you mention "family history." But ask them about grandma's cookies or that special pasta dish you make, and suddenly they're all ears. My mom was a great cook, and I wanted to...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read