Lacie's Genealogy Blog

Photo by Pexels on Pixabay During the times that we are living in now, you may want to improve a skill, learn a new technique, or just want to find new resources for your research.  Below are some resources you can use to up your genealogy  game. Online Courses 1.  Ancestry Academy 2. FamilySearch Learning Center   3. FutureLearn- Genealogy: Research Your Family Tree 4. NGS Genealogy Courses   ($) Podcasts 1. Generations Cafe 2. Ancestral Findings 3. Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems 4. Extreme Genes 5. Research Like A Pro 6. Genealogy Guys 7. Family Tree Magazine 8. Genealogy Happy Hour Youtube Channels 1. Auntie Jen's Family Trees 2. BYU Family History Library 3.  Boundless Genealogy 4. DearMYRTLE 5.  DNA Family Trees 8.   Family History Fanatics 9. Family History Hero 10. Genealogy TV 11. Kentucky Tennessee Research Associates 12. Lisa Lisson 13.  The Genealogy Rep...

Sepia Saturday   provides bloggers with an opportunity to share their history through the medium of photographs .   Courtesy to Pixabay This week's photo prompt made me think about my time in libraries and reading.  In elementary school, we did D.E.A.R ( D rop E verything A nd R ead) every day — except Wednesdays. For about 30 minutes or so, we (the students and teacher) had quiet time to ourselves to catch up on our reading.  It was a requirement for students to have a book in their backpack. I didn't care much about reading in my younger years. Most of the time, I would get books from home and re-read them again at school. As time grew on, my disliking for reading began to evolve, especially in 7th grade. My ELA teacher, Ms. Wicks, took my 6th-period class every two weeks to the school library.  Once we got to the library, we had to check out a book, then proceed to read it or read the book some of us had brought with them. She also ...