I'm Jennifer, and I'm an Occasional Genealogist... sort of. For over ten years I've been a professional genealogist. I started researching my own family nearly 30 years ago. Like many of you, I started as an Occasional Genealogist. I had to squeeze research in while in school and while working full-time. Then I got my first genealogy job and for awhile, it was genealogy all the time. Now I have two kids. I do other people's genealogy constantly but my own? Coming up with ways to do great genealogy, despite all the interruptions, is now mandatory.
I'm Jennifer, and I'm an Occasional Genealogist... sort of. Like many of you, I started as an Occasional Genealogist. I had to squeeze research into my free time. Then I got my first genealogy job and for awhile, it was genealogy all the time! Now I have two kids. I do other people's genealogy constantly but my own? Coming up with ways to do great genealogy, despite the interruptions, is mandatory.
If you got here because you Googled “genealogy FAN club,” you probably are embarking on a really fun stage of your genealogy research. At least I hope you are. [Synonyms for genealogy FANs or genealogy FAN club…
It is going to take you longer to read this post than it will take to contact SEVERAL matches after you implement my suggestion(s). So what's stopping you? Maybe it's because... Contacting DNA matche…
This post will give you some resources if you're trying to create a reverse family tree or trying to decide if creating one is right for you. We'll look at... What is a reverse family tree H…
This post is for people new to DNA testing, particularly if you're also new to genealogy. It's also aimed at people dealing with "hobby genealogy" vs. people trying to contact close biological …