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FamilySearch Has a New Project for Genealogists

FamilySearch is a popular genealogy website. Volunteers have completed the indexing of the names in the 1940 United States Census. Now, FamilySearch is getting ready to embark upon their next project. They would like you to help! FamilySearch is the genealogy website that is provided as a service by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The website is free to use, and you do not have to be Mormon in order to use it. Genealogists might be aware that there have been many volunteers working with FamilySearch in order to index the names from the United States … Continue reading →

Nebraska Has “Money Follows the Person” Project

The state of Nebraska neglected to put clear, easily located, information about eligibility requirements for Medicaid on their website. However, there is information about who is eligible for Nebraska’s Money Follows the Person Project. It is part of their Medicaid program. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance. It is designed to provide health insurance coverage for individuals and families who are low-income and who cannot afford to purchase a health insurance policy from a private insurance company. Medicaid is funded by both the federal government and the government of an individual state. Nebraska is not … Continue reading →

FamilySearch Has a Free Guide to London Ancestors

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There has been a lot of news about the 2012 Olympic games that are taking place in London, England. Has this inspired you to want to learn more about your ancestors who once lived in London? FamilySearch can help you with your research. They have put together a free guide to London Ancestors. FamilySearch is a very popular, free to use, genealogy website. It is a service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. FamilySearch uses many volunteers to help with “behind the scenes” aspects of making additions to the records that are available through their website. … Continue reading →

What’s New at Family Search? – Week of May 19, 2012

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FamilySearch is one of the most popular genealogy websites. It is constantly adding new records to its site. It also has several different genealogy related projects going on, and plenty of other resources for both new and experienced genealogists. Here is what’s new at FamilySearch this week. FamilySearch is the world’s largest genealogy organization. The website is a service that is provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Helping people connect with their ancestors is an important part of their religious beliefs. The website welcomes all genealogists to use their resources, no matter what their background, culture, … Continue reading →

Geni and the World’s Largest Family Tree

Genealogists spend a great deal of time and effort doing the research that is involved in putting together their family tree. While it can sometimes be a frustrating search, most genealogists find this work to be very rewarding. Want to help create the largest family tree in the world? Geni.com is working on making one, and they would like your help. What do you do when you work on your family tree? Many people go online, and search through the records and archives of a genealogy website. Others will travel to a courthouse or cemetery, and do their research from … Continue reading →

A Day of Service-2011

So, I have to admit that I was a little negative when I wrote this article. I was watching my husband work so hard on a ward service project, when he already has so much demanding his time in other areas of his life like work, family, and his calling. But, now that the day of service is over, I thought I would write about a great event, that helped lots of people! The goal of the service project was to first, get the neighborhood involved, not just the ward, and second, to get as many donations of food for … Continue reading →

OneGreatFamily Can Help You Build Your Family Tree

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Need some help filling in the missing pieces of your family tree? There is a genealogy website that can help you to do that. It is called OneGreatFamily, and it actually works on your family tree for you, while you are doing other things. It will even let you know when it finds new information. Genealogists, even amateur ones, spend countless hours doing research, gathering information, and putting together their family tree. There are going to be times when you have too many things going on in your life and are too busy to work on your genealogy research. Or, … Continue reading →

Put Your Family Medical History Online

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As a genealogist, you may have spent quite a bit of effort collecting information about your medical family tree. This valuable tool cannot help anyone, however, if it sits in a box, or stays on your computer, inaccessible by relatives and their physicians. There are some free web services that will not only hold onto your medical records, but will give your doctor access to them. When you visit a new doctor, you get asked a lot of questions. Obviously, the doctor wants to know your name, age, and the reason why you made an appointment. You can expect to … Continue reading →

Build Your Family Tree at WikiTree

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I randomly came across yet another free genealogy website that I think most genealogists would find interesting. It is called WikiTree, and, as the name implies, it is an online resource where you can grow your family tree, without having to pay any money for a membership or subscription to a service. One of these days, I am hoping to find the time to actually get some serious work done on a genealogy project that I have half-heartedly started a few times now. I think it would be very cool to have a completed version of my family tree. Now, … Continue reading →

Getting Out of Debt: How Did We Do?

Our goal in 2011 is to get out of debt and start building wealth. We have been taking Dave Ramsey’s Financial Freedom course and have been really motivated to be more purposeful with our money. If you have been following our adventure so far, you know about the ups and downs that we have been facing, from unexpected expenses to accounting groceries down to the penny. march was our first full month working with a zero-based budget, and I am happy to say that not only did we get through it but we actually spent less in some areas than … Continue reading →