Treasure Maps Genealogy

If You Could Ask Any Ancestor One Question - Who and What Would it Be?

Robert Ragan — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:22:20 +0000

That's the rule. You can choose any one of your ancestors, and you only get to ask them one question… Who would your ancestor be? What is the one question you would ask? The ancestor I would pick is my great-grandmother. Here is some brief information on her: Her name was Agnes Augusta Wainwright. She was [...]

A Family History Scrapbook and Digital Scrapbooking

Robert Ragan — Sun, 25 May 2008 06:34:02 +0000

I'm a creative person and a genealogy researcher who knows the importance of recent and old family photographs, but I have never been much of a Scrapbooking person. Put those priceless pictures in a photo album, sure, but to add all of those bells and whistles, not so much. However, knowing that I was going [...]

Free Genealogy Charts and Forms update

Robert Ragan — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:36:57 +0000

The free genealogy charts and forms section on the Treasure Maps site has been updated. These are some of what I think are the better free genealogy forms, charts, and helps that are available online. See: http://amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/free-genealogy.html

Beware of these 3 Fraudulent Genealogy sites

Robert Ragan — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:14:38 +0000

The Generations Network recently made this announcement: "We have recently become aware of three websites purporting to allow family history research: SearchYourGenealogy.com Ancestry-search.com Australian-Ancestry.com The sites claim to have “the largest online genealogical search tool” and promote themselves as the foremost resources for genealogy, but from what we can tell, these sites are nothing more than a series [...]

How to Search the Free Genealogy Databases on World Vital Records

Robert Ragan — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:42:07 +0000

I was so impressed after researching World Vital Records that I even called and talked with one of their analyst, who answered some of my questions. This turned out to be such a good on-line resource that I wrote about it in a recent issue of Treasure Maps Genealogy newsletter. Here are step-by-step tips on [...]

Try these 3 Searches for Fun Genealogy Stuff…and don’t forget Your Surname

Robert Ragan — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:22:12 +0000

I put some examples of fun genealogy stuff on the Treasure Maps Genealogy site (see http://amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/ ) and in a previous post, but they don't do justice to what you can find searching on your own. And, as you will see, not only is this a good resource for yourself as a genealogy researcher, it [...]

Some Favorite FUN Genealogy Products

Robert Ragan — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:40:51 +0000

I am a push-over for fun genealogy stuff. You know - genealogy and family history products, swag, novelties or whatever you want to call it. My wife, Ellen is too. Here are some of our current favorites:

Genealogy and Family History - Old Family Letters, Diaries, and Journals

Robert Ragan — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:53:29 +0000

Old Family Letters, Diaries, and Journals I used to teach genealogy community classes in my area a few years back. I will never forget when one of the students came in with a newly found journal written by one of her ancestors. This dear lady, in her fifties, held it to her chest like a schoolgirl would [...]

Family History Project - You Can Create and Publish Your Own Family Newsletter

Robert Ragan — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:08:19 +0000

You can have a lot of fun publishing your own family newsletter. At the same time, you will be creating a true family treasure. If you do a family project like this, it will be years down the road that you fully realize just how important your efforts are. You will be surprised at the [...]

A Million Dollars to Do Your Family’s Genealogy Research?

Robert Ragan — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:46:49 +0000

What Would You Do if an Eccentric Rich Old Uncle Offered You a Million Dollars to Do Your Family’s Genealogy Research? Imagine that you really DID have an eccentric rich old uncle that offered you a million U.S. dollars (or an equal value in your country’s currency) to do your own personal family history [...]