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Tuesday's Tip - Whether you attend live, watch the recording during the "free" week, or are a member and watch whenever the mood strikes you - it's all good. Last week the webinar on Homestead Records & Following the Witnesses was excellent! I consider a webinar worth my investment of time if (1) it addresses a topic I want or need to learn more about, (2) the presenter takes the time to present in an interesting and informative way, and (3) if there are one or two take aways. (1) How many of us have ancestors who made use of the Homestead Act? I know that my James Murphy not only acquired land through the Homestead Act but also by purchasing land made available by the relinquishment of the War of 1812 warrants (another good webinar!). The homestead remains in the family today AND I found several additional extended family members who also acquired land through the Homestead Act. (2) Although I have spent lots of time researching on my own, the presen...

Today we have a few tips for you! (1) Continuing with the back to school theme for September - have you checked out the Legacy Webinar series for the remainder of 2015? Now that Summer is over (officially - in the northern hemisphere with Labor Day just concluded), review the many webinar sessions and sign up for any that interest you  (Legacy has made it easy by letting us sign up for several webinars at once). So whether it is methodology, location or records focused, or the newest technology trends, there is something for everyone . Photo by Kimberly Farmer on Unsplash (2) I am a daily walker and now that one of the largest Catholic cemeteries is within walking distance, I am using one walk a week to visit and photograph gravestones. I checked the status of entries on FindAGrave as well as BillionGraves and now I need to make some decisions. Do I work with one or both of those websites? What is the best way  (efficient way) to work with the websites? What se...

Thanks Tessa for another great presentation!  I bought Legacy recently as part of the Genealogy Do-Over and wanted to try something besides FTM.  Also will sign up for Legacy Webinars.  I'm registered with the Guild of One-Name Studies for my surname Carragher and variants.   http://carragherfamily.org