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Tuesday's Tip - Apologies - after I plugged my upcoming webinar presentation on SCGS, I had to cancel. The good news is that it will be rescheduled. The bad news is the reason. As sometimes happens a member of our family takes ill. When that happens real life means family comes first. One of my siblings got a diagnosis that means we have some chemo appointments on the horizon, together with additional treatment. So my brother and I will spend some quality time at the local Veterans Administration Hospital (they have been wonderful throughout the wonder what's wrong, testing and explanation of how to attack this phases). Silver lining - spending more time with brother and asking lots of questions to update his branch of the tree. Thanks for understanding, and now that we have the schedule for treatments set, I will be back on track. My tip for today is take care of yourself and get your checkups so you can be doing genealogy and entering data in your Legacy software ...

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...

A recently found cousin is an Olympic athlete (She just took home Bronze on Friday).  I want to record her medals and competitions in my Legacy program.  Which would be more appropriate for the event fact: "Honors", "Occupation", or create one specific to each event (such as 2016 Rio Olympic Games or 1996 World Cup?

Whatever your plans for the evening - you might want to change them. May I suggest that you watch PBS' American Experience tonight - "The Boys of '36" - a documentary inspired by Daniel James Brown excellent book "The Boys in the Boat." I saw an advance screening of the show and it is something you don't want to miss. It combines family history (the stories of the individual young men, the coaches and the amazing British boat designer), social history (Seattle in the 1930s, university life, crew), national and international history (American politics, the 1936 Berlin Olympics, racial and economic realities in the 1930s), and one of the best, most up-lifting stories of overcoming personal difficulties and achieving goals. The book and documentary's message is that small things make a difference, people can overcome tremendous odds, and we are a community of dreamers and doers. No doubt there are these same stories in your own family - individ...

Today is Aunts/Uncles Day - who knew? Well apparently Ancestry.com knew and they are asking the question "which aunt or uncle would you like to meet?" I would add "and why?" So for a little fun, open your Legacy family tree file and take a look around. Which aunt or uncle would you like to meet? For my part, I'm choosing my 2x great uncle Andrew Keough (1832-1904) married to Mary Driscoll (1830-1896). Andrew was one of Andrew Keough and Catherine Aylward's ten children. He should have lots of information for me on his parents (please where is Catherine from and who are her people), his siblings and their families, and his own family (he and Mary had 9 children). He could tell me what life was like in Newfoundland (specifically Plate Cove East). I could fill in lots more blanks with what he could tell me, take my family back another generation (if he knows who his parents' parents were) and a few brick walls would come tumbling down. How ...

I'm sure someone has addressed these questions before but I can't seem to find anything on them.  I am having a problem deciding how to enter events. I have done a lot of research using Polk Directories.  My father's family lived in one city for most of their lives and many at the same address for years.  If I want to enter just one line for the Polk Directory for someone with the same address for twenty years, should I just enter 1920 -1940?  But, if you had a tax or voter event that fell within that time bracket, the placement would be off. The other question is regarding occupation.  I would like to record that in the event but can't seem to find a proper place for it.  Right now occupations are with the addresses and employers in the Desc/Place/Notes.  So my Master Location list looks a little odd.  I guess there is no harm in that.  John Smith (Mary), carpenter, Brown Lumber, 100 West Main, Topeka, Kansas  If anyone has any suggest...