Roberts Roots & Branches

Google search "images" for your ancestors.

One of the goals for the Roberts Roots and Branches to help researchers do research.  So, I'm going to post a new research tips to help, inspire, and assist you with your own research. These tips will be short, to the point, helpful hints.  There will not be long descriptions or much detail.  Ask questions if you want in the comments section.

What's coming in the future of family history work and genealogy! If you want more original images released or if you're a numbers-kind-of person, you will find this post interesting:  " Don Anderson at FGS: We Have the Opportunity "at Ancestry Insider.  The article states: "FamilySearch has about 607 million images online and are adding about 500 million more a year from its microfilm collection at the Granite Mountain Records Vault."     Now that should leave you wanting to read more!  The picture entitled, "The task at hand" should leave us all wanting the indexing to move faster!  Go check it out. Here's the latest scoop on Ancestry.com and DNA matches from Gena-Musings:  " Checking in on Ancestry.com DNA Matche s".  Be sure to also link to the  two previous posts he has written on this subject they are entitled: " Results from Ancestry.com Autosmal DNA Tests-Post 1 and Results from Ancestry.com Autosmal DNA T...

I am so excited I cannot wait to tell you all about it,  however they have not had the official release yet :( But when they do, I'm gonna shout all about it!

Just a reminder to the family historians out there! 1+1=4 on FamilySearch 1+1=4 on Ancestry.com 1+1=4 on private web site 1+1=4 published in a book Just because information is repeated, doesn't mean it is correct! Is the information regurgitated? Is the information documented by a reliable source? Is the information traceable? Is the information logical? Is the information supported by other information? Is the information reasonable?

"In America, we are all just a generation or two removed from someone who made our future the purpose of their lives. America is the story of everyday people who did extra ordinary things. A story woven deep into the fabric of our society. Their stories may never be famous, but in the lives they lived you will find the escense of Americas's greatness." --Marco Rubio, Republican National Convention, 30 aug 2012 

I had been doing genealogy for several years when my husband passed away. Many expected things have changed because of this major life event, but I am surprised about the unexpected way that his death has affected my genealogy research. I remember lost in grief and shock and the funeral director asking questions.  My answers were a mumbled I wasn't sure, but "to the best of my knowledge".   I finally asked him why he needed the information.   He explained it was for the death certificate. Being a genealogist, I snapped into reality and really concentrated on my answers...this was very important. This WAS a source! Later, the obituary was written by a friend. Funny, I figured I would just write up the obituary, because I wanted it to be a detailed one; I had read so many I felt like I kind of knew how a good obituary should read. But, I couldn't write it. I was in too much shock. So my friend wrote the obit, while I was making arran...

          See full article here. Source:  FamilySearch.org blogs This is so exciting!  Imagine being able to view books at home rather than having to go to the library!  Who would have thought!  Just another GREAT step in the direction of being able to do research from home!!!!