Learn how to register for a multi-part class such as 110 Family Tree
 1-4.
If you choose to attend a multi-part class such as number 110 Family Tree 1-4 which has four parts, be sure to "Book" each of them individually. You can register (Book) a class by clicking on the Classes/Register tab above.
Classes must be taken in numerical order and registered for each part. . .

December 3, 2013 By Nathan W. Murphy
Have some fun as you learn the meaning of "demonyms."

Demonyms are important to genealogists. You’ll want to make sure you apply the proper demonyms to your ancestors and fellow human beings, though, or what you say might turn out to be offensive.

 The term “demonym,” rarely used outside of geography, is “the name used for the people who live in a particular country, state. or someone from Italy is called an . . .

From an article by Steve Anderson of FamilySearch
Rogers and Hammerstein’s classic musical, The Sound of Music, was broadcast live on NBC on December 5, 2013. This musical is one of the most well-known and popular musicals of all time. In light of this announcement of the showing of The Sound of Music, some of the folks at 
FamilySearch decided it might be interesting to check the FamilySearch record database and see what records exist that might document the lives of some of the von Trapp family. It was fascinating; see what they found. . .

December 5, 2013 from the Ancestry Insider

The word “atom” comes from the Greek atomos, meaning indivisible. Merriam Webster defines as “the smallest particle of a substance that can exist by itself” or “a very small amount of something.”

When it comes to doing genealogy, I define atomic genealogy as answering the question, “Is person X in record A the same as person Y in record B?” In other words, “Do these two records talk about the same person?” The conclusion resulting from an atomic operation is itself, a . . . 

Ann Amadori lives in Virginia but her grandmother came from Nova Scotia. Ann’s cousin had visited Halifax and found a wonderful library where she thought there might be more information about the family. For most of the 1980s Ann tried to convince her family that Nova Scotia was a fun vacation destination. (Sound familiar?) It was a hard sell to her . . .

When piecing together the clues of your family tree, it’s exciting to find one or more family members listed in documents as historic as census records or passenger lists, but don’t let the celebration of your discovery distract you from gleaning all you can from these records.  There are sometimes subtle, but important clues that tie census records, passenger arrival records, and naturalization papers to one another.  Knowing where to look and what to do with the clues you find can help save you a tremendous amount of time in your on going search. . .

by Steve Anderson of FamilySearch
Descendancy research is the process of finding all the descendants (children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on) of one of your ancestors. Descendancy research is a great way to identify and connect with distant cousins, locate family documents and photos, share stories, and . . .

Ancestry.com has added a new feature to their interactive image viewer (previously known as the Member Connect Panel). Click the "Related Content" on the top right of  the right side of the window that shows records that possibly relate to the person whose named is being searched. . .