Lacie's Genealogy Blog

Recently, I read an article on The Legacy Tree Blog called How Do You Feel About Sharing Photos of Your Ancestors?  and watched a video about privatizing photos on Ancestry. Reading and watching these made me reflect on my views. 1. I am very protective of personal family photos. The author of this article is Marian Pierre-Louis. She mentions in the article that she was very protective of her ancestors' portraits. There is something about a photo that can evoke so much emotion in you. Putting a name with a face is an indescribable feeling - for me at least. As I research my ancestors' lives and uncover their stories, I feel a connection between them. This adds to the protection. 2. I am willing to share photos with cousins. As  genealogists and family historians , we want to connect with cousins. Photos are one way to receive cousin bait. 3. Copyright Issues+ Watermarking While I am no expert in ethical and legal issues, copyright is st...

It's  Saturday Night  -  time for more  Genealogy Fun!   Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible music here) is to: 1)  Have you written your memoirs yet?  If so, please share with us one story from your childhood.   If not, then start your memoirs!    The story could be a memory of your family life, your schoolwork, your neighborhood, etc.  It doesn't have to be a certain length - just something you recall. 2)  Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this blog post, or in a post on Facebook.  Be sure to leave a link to your work as a comment to this post.  Annual Turkey Trot Every year, in elementary school, there was a Turkey Trot. It happened a few days-generally on a Wednesday, which is a half-day for us. Every grade level ( K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) goes outside during a specific time. When it was our time to go, we would leave the cl...

It's  Saturday Night  -  time for more  Genealogy Fun!   Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible music here) is to: 1)    What are your "Favorite" genealogy websites?  What ones do you have in your web browser "Bookmarks" or "Favorites" bar or listing? 2)  Please list them in your own blog post, in a comment on this post, or in a Facebook post.  Please leave a link to your work in a comment on this post. Perhaps we can help each other, and our readers, find some new resources! I usually bookmark blog posts to read or look at later and resources included in them as well. I usually go on these sites just about everyday. Ancestry.com FamilySearch.org  (indexing, wiki, catalog, records, learning center) Google.com  (search, sheets, books, docs, drive, Gmail) Twitter.com   Facebook.com   Legacy Family Tree Webinar s HathiTrust Google ...