It's difficult to come up with family reunion ideas year after year. People have been holding family reunions for generations to reconnect with relatives, introduce the newest members to the family, and remember their shared ancestors. As a genealogist, a reunion is an excellent time for a captive audience to share and preserve your family history for future generations. Here are a few tips and tricks to prepare you for your next reunion. Family Reunion Ideas: Sharing Your Family … [Read more...]
Pandemonium and Family Reunions: The Best Laid Plans
Planning a family reunion? We've created a list of activities for planning the perfect family reunion - whether that's in-person or virtual! This has been a crazy and difficult year! Even if work has been stable and consistent, the kids have been out of school a lot more than usual and things at home have been chaotic. But in between the stress and the online homework, there have been happy moments too: reconnecting with those closest to us and finding ways to get together through technology … [Read more...]
When Life Gives You Lemons: Genealogy Activities for Coronavirus Quarantine
Social distancing got you down? We've compiled a list of genealogy-focused Coronavirus quarantine activities. With social distancing and self-isolation policies implemented around the globe, now is a great time to focus on researching the ancestors that have come before us. Learning about their lives and the struggles they endured can provide perspective, hope, and appreciation for the journey-takers that helped write the pages of our own story. Not sure where to begin? We've created a fun … [Read more...]