Who else is related to my GGGG-Grandpa?

One of the most interesting parts of researching a family history is finding others who have the same desire to search out their family as you do. Using sites such as Ancestry.com to do your research can be a great boon because it could hook you up to dozens of others with the same many-times-great grandfather.

But then what do you do with that information? Share it with your families, of course. That is where Artistic Ancestry will excel, by giving you an avenue to share your treasured ancestry with your families in a decorative and electronic way. We are on our way to getting up on the 'net so keep in touch and you will be the first in line to creating a lasting memory of your heard won research.

Designing a Family Tree

One of my greatest thrills has been to see my information downloaded onto a mighty Oak family tree template. Then you have the bow tie template, or the fan, but I haven't seen many fun innovative family tree templates that are filled with color and fun. If anyone knows of some family trees that you could share, or sell, that are filled with imagination and innovation I would be thrilled to hear from you.

Just leave your name and link in the comments section below!

Revering our Dead

Today we revere not just the heroes and lost (and their families)of the attack on our country on 9/11, but the men, women who have fought for freedom and the Constitution of the United States for the past 234 years since it's signing. Heroes who traveled to a new world that was so different from the rest of the world that it seemed to be just what it was (and still is), a miracle from God.

 Our country and loved ones were not perfect, but so much more perfect than anywhere else in the world, and we still are! Even with politicians that think they are special enough they don't answer to the Creator, with business owners that deal in death and depravity, with the fear that we are just walking around with a target on our backs because of our prosperity; the United States of America and those who have made her great are on our minds and hearts today!

May God Bless America, the Land of the Free

Give the Gift of 4 Generations

As we all know, there is no such thing as being done when it comes to researching our genealogy. I've found records as far back as the 15th century, which is pretty good I think, but the search never ends because it goes far and 'wide' into family relationships.

But, when you get your first four generations done isn't it time to celebrate? YES! This is where Artistic Ancestry.com will give you a thrill! Imagine taking your family history and creating an E-Book with it! Then being able to share your research in a beautiful download with your children, aunts, uncles and well everyone!

This is what Artistic Ancestry is going to do for the World; take the names, dates, places etc and turn it into a wonderfully presented book that can be downloaded like a ribbon wrapped package.

Soon we will be ready to show you how! So, stay in touch with us here at our Blog.

Try, try, try again!

When was the last time you searched for that lost and nearly forgotten family member? Maybe today is the day to try again!

Have you been on the blog, genealogybank.com lately? The great breaking news today is that another 200 million census, death records have gone online! According to the website this means there are over 700 million records online. 700 MILLION!

Interested? Then, go to FamilySearch.org, then click Search Records and then Record Search pilot to see a full list of the free collections. The records will also soon be available at beta.familysearch.org.

So, maybe it's time to give it another go!

TinyURL.com - shorten that long URL into a tiny URL

TinyURL.com - shorten that long URL into a tiny URL

genealogy-journey

Take a few minutes and got to the Olive Tree Genealogy Blog. Maybe you could join their 40 week journey! What were you doing on 9/11? My husband and I were moving back from Idaho to Missouri and watched in terror from our hotel room. Just a few days later, as we were leaving Mitchell, Oregon we gave a ride, meals and encouragement to three young men who were leaving for New York City to help with the cleanup and recovery process. They like so many Americans were ready to leave their homes, families and jobs to do whatever they could to help.

Do you have a story to share about that day and time? Please share it with us.

9/11 - a reminder to all

The Tear Drop by Russian Artist Zurab Tesereteii.

Many of us know about the Tear Drop; that 100 foot memorial in the shipping yards across from the Statue of Liberty and in line with where the Twin Towers once stood. But how many of us remember that at it's base are inscribed all the people who died there, just as the Vietnam Memorial Wall?

The 40 foot nickel plated teardrop hanging in the jagged tear of this huge monolith expresses the anguish we are usually unable to express, and as the years slide by will continue to hold in memorial our cherished loved ones who died there.


How many nationalities were killed that day because of the insane hatred of a few?
Have we memorialized that day, and others of great interest to Freedom? Maybe it's about time we did.

Resoring Honor in Genealogy

Glenn Beck showed us last week that we aren't alone in our Faith Based love of our Country! We live in a wonderful country that allows people like you and me to research our ancestors lives, to learn of the kinds of work they did to feed their families, to find out why they came to America! We are so blessed to live in America which was created, for the most part, by men who honored God! Shouldn't that be the way we live here?

Have you found your ancestors? Do you have fragile pictures of them as I do? Were they from the original founders or immigrants in later years? My Great Grandfather and G Grandmother came from Copenhagen with my 2 year old Great Aunt Lena and settled in Nebraska. Soon I will show you what you can do with your family in an EBook style showcase of their journey, lives and heritage.

Hurricane Earl vs Genealogy

So what does Hurricane Earl have to do with Genealogy? Do you still have your genealogy and family trees on paper in the closet? I lost some important papers because of a leak in the back of a closet, the mold and mildew ruined family pictures and silverfish ate some of my grandmother's stories and poems! Oh, was I upset!

Yes, there are applications out there that allow you to sift through your GEDCOM, but when there is a storm can you hook up with my genealogy site though the airwaves? What if you had everything on a flash-drive so no matter what happens to the 'net you could still access and work on your family lines?


 

Dusty Genealogy

Have you been running around in circles trying to create something beautiful or at least aesthetically pleasing and after all is said and done you find out your work has to be printed into a book to show it off? Yeah, I thought so, because that is what has happened to me a couple of times.

Then you want so bad to show it to someone that may be in your line and compare notes, but because of how it is paged few have the time to jump through the hoops needed to sort-of see what you have. Well, if this has happened to you, and it has to nearly everyone I've visited with, Artistic Ancestry is going to make you VERY Happy!

Genealogy made personable

There are thousands of programs online and websites for creating a family tree simply because we are frustrated with the lack of beauty and usability of our family history. We’ve spent years compiling data to prove who our ancestors are then we find we are unable to really share it because it is either on printed paper or online! These Web sites are wonderful for organizing and researching genealogy and it is possible to find some really beautiful trees to use, but then the information is only available online or after it is sent to a publisher where it can’t be updated.

The objective of Artistic Ancestry is to allow the customer to download not only a family tree but to make it a work of art using the easy to use drop and drag technology of today, to place and showcase their photographs and family stories, videos, and genealogy into an EBook that is more than words on a screen, they are beautifully created gifts.