ARodesky Genealogy

There seem to be two common concerns when starting your memoirs. One is knowing where and how to start, the other concern is what to include.

Do-It-Yourself Creating Your Memoirs

I’m sure many of us have contemplated the idea of writing our memoirs. Well, okay maybe not many of us,  just a few of us have thought about it. There seem to be two common concerns when starting. One is knowing where and how to start, do put it on paper or computer.

The other one is how much information can be included. For instance, what we find interesting…

Warrior to Walking Dead - Maybe this was a subtle way of telling me I needed to sleep, eat or just step away. But in all honestly, with what we're facing in the world today, we may look lie a "Genealogy Zombie".

Genealogy Warrior

A couple of years ago one of my artistic children created a piece of genealogy art.  What can I say, I’m one of those mom’s, my child is an artist. So, I ended up leaving it on my whiteboard for a couple of weeks. Honestly, it made me feel good, they could see the hard work I was putting in. There were those moments where I’d question if they valued the work I did. So yeah it…

A 50 Year Secret - What kind of 50-year-old secret could be held from the public? If you stop and think your imagination could go wild with ideas. Mine did, then I learned what the secret was.

HMT Rohna

What kind of 50-year-old secret could be held from the public? If you stop and think your imagination could go wild with ideas. Mine did, then I learned what the secret was. If you’re like me you may find this disturbing, leaving you confused, angry and sad. As a parent with a child in the military, I can’t even imagine what these 2,000 families must have been going through. I’m sure…

Vital International Records

Locating those international vital records can be difficult for many of us. Sure, some of them you can obtain through some online sites but what about those you cant? Do you know what is required in obtaining a birth certificate in Ontario?  Or how about marriage records in Hong King? Don’t worry neither did  I but thanks to this book, “International Vital Records…

The RibbonMan

Yes, I’m talking about the famous David Allen Lambert who continues to proudly wear his lanyard with a trail of ribbons. During almost every conference I’ve ever attended there, he is with all of his ribbons.  I interviewed David approximately a year ago during the 2017 FGS conference in Pittsburgh asking him about his ribbons.

“The RibbonMan” FGS 2018 David A Lambert FGS 2017

As a…

Resource Book

In opening my cabinet of resource books today I decided to share another one from my “Family Tree” collection. I purchased this book, “The Family Tree Sourcebook” about 10 years ago while attending a conference. Its listed as a guide/directory for your county and town records here in the US. If you’ve ever attended one of the many great genealogy conferences I’m sure you’ve seen…

Mistletoe Aplenty

During the winter holiday season, how many of us have stepped under the mistletoe? We might walk through a doorway as it’s hanging above us, or maybe have some hanging on a wreath on the door. Whatever the case maybe did you realize that during the depression it helped to feed many families. Don’t worry I didn’t either until after I read a small history notation in my local…

Book of Legacies

Building a book full of legacies just got a little easier and fun for some. A few years ago, for Mother’s Day, I received “Family Tree Legacies” from my kids. It wasn’t until the last blog post that I realized I never shared this with any of you. I’m pretty sure they purchased it through Amazon, but it is published through Family Tree Magazine.

Family Tree Legacies

This is the…

Land and Property

Land and property research was not and isn’t one of my stronger areas of research. That’s why I was happy t find “Land & Property Research in the United States” by E. Wade Hone. Yes, you guessed right, this was another one of my many conference purchases.

Research in the United States

Made up of five different sections and thirteen chapters it covers useful information…

Not Just a Book Family Bible

At first glance, this might just appear as an old book sitting on a window seal. This was a book full of surprises, I wasn’t sure what I would find. A member of the local historical society had a book she thought I might find interesting. Interesting is exactly the word I would use after a close examination.

A Book Full of Information

Such a family treasure from…

RootsTech 2019 Largest Genealogy Conference

This past year was the first time I attended one of the largest genealogy conferences in the world, RootsTech 2018. While I was very, and I mean very busy working at one of the vendor booths I still had some opportunity to see and hear all the excitement. You can’t help but get that “WOW” feeling in the pit of your stomach as you walk through the front…

Genealogy Rabbit Hole Success

Rabbit Hole Success

So you’ve stared your family research only to find you’ve headed down a “rabbit hole”. Don’t worry you’re not the only one, many of us have taken that adventure. Even Randy Whited has taken that turn and shares his outcome with you.

Randy Whited

In my video interview with Randy below, you will hear his story. A family story that was validated with the results of a DNA test.…

Genealogical Proof

If you’ve ever attended any type of family history or genealogy conference, then I’m sure you’ve heard of Thomas W. Jones. He’s the author of “Mastering Genealogical Proof” and has been the keynote speaker at many events.

Thomas W. Jones

With this book, he helps to address many of the dilemmas researchers face in verifying facts from fiction. Through this nine-chapter,…