My birthday is next week. This always makes me nostalgic for home, more specifically, the home of my childhood. I grew up in New England, and there is no better place to be in the fall than in New England.  The countryside comes alive with vibrant colors. The air is a crisp as freshly picked [...]

As someone who loves everything genealogy related, I sometimes find it difficult to get other people (especially my husband and my siblings) interested in their own family history. While I don’t expect them to ever be as fascinated as I am, I would like it if they were a little more aware of the people [...]

On this day, 26 September 1820, the legendary Daniel Boone said “I’m going now. My time has come.” and died. If modern publicity is to be believed, Daniel is buried in two places: Marthasville, Missouri, and Frankfort, Kentucky.  He is believed to have been buried the first time near the home of his daughter Jemima [...]

Recently I’ve had the opportunity to think a bit about interviewing relatives. My sister-in-law was quizzing me about the best way to get information from her grandfather about their family history the other night. I’ve also recently had the opportunity to sit down with my own grandmother, who is at the point in life where [...]

At ProGenealogists, we empower our employees to set their sights high and blaze their own trails. This is a place where your future success and growth are truly a result of your own efforts and achievements.
We strongly believe in promoting from within, because this offers our employees a unique opportunity to learn our business from [...]

Would you rather remember ancestor’s names than all the passwords you have for genealogy and social networking sites? You need a safe for your passwords! One that keeps all the passwords on your own computer, safe and sound.
Months ago I found the neatest little piece of software. It keeps all your passwords in one place and [...]

I recently came across the following item which may be of interest to anyone currently pursuing their English heritage. Glance over the following two documents and note the discrepancy in the marriage data for Thomas Bracegirdle and Jane Hatton. The first is a civil copy of the marriage, dated 1843, while the second is the [...]

We recently completed a research session for one of our clients who was planning a trip to Ireland. Like many of our clients, he wanted to visit the exact village of his ancestors, but he didn’t even know the Irish county where they lived. We conducted in-depth research for him and we are quite happy to say that our [...]

This past week I had some interesting correspondence with a prospective client. After carefully evaluating his research problem and explaining what we could do, he asked about our rates. After I sent him a figure, he responded as follows: “[That] sounds pretty high . . . . But I wouldn’t mind if I was certain [...]

I attended the wedding reception of the daughter of some friends recently.  The bride was beautiful and just being at the reception brought back memories of my own children and their weddings.  My daughters were so happy and beautiful on their wedding days.  My nostalgic memories were interrupted when my friend, the bride’s mother, said [...]