Rule of 3

There's a great blog article explaining the Rule of 3 on http://genealogysstar.blogspot.com.
It's all about using common sense. The writer states, "I try to get three sources to agree to any fact before I take anything seriously."

See the full post here:  Genealogy's Star

Calvin Coolege said it best...

Genealogy's Star blog posted this, "Paraphrasing, the world is full of intelligent, educated, talented genealogists who are not great. Greatness in genealogy does not come as a result of either money, fame, education or talent. It comes from persistence and observation of detail."

In other words, "Persistence pays off."

Note: Historic record set by Family Search indexers

Some 66,000 plus family history enthusiasts showed up on-line to participate in the Family Search world wide indexing event last week. Tens of thousands indexers logged in during the 24-hour period between July 20 and 21 to set an unprecedented record.

The official FamilySearch.org blog reported, " FamilySearch indexers and arbitrators from around the world joined together to set an international record for the greatest number of indexing participants in a single day! We hoped to have...50,000 contributors in a 24 hour period. FamilySearch volunteers excelled, surpassing that goal by 16,511..."

"While the focus for this challenge was on the total number of participants, a tremendous amount of indexing and arbitration work was accomplished as well. Here are the results for the number of records indexed and arbitrated."

Indexed: 4,682,746
Arbitrated: 941,932
Total Records Processed: 5.7 million

Note: There was a time when my family were Pioneers

Mormon Pioneers—Companies This is Family Search's attempt at comparing the list of pioneer companies to those listed  in your family tree. We recognize that it may not be comprehensive or completely accurate  historically. We hope you enjoy this information. Ancestor (Family Tree) Company Adam Hunter (1818–1879) John S. Higbee/James W. Bay Company Trail Experience (Stories) Benjamin Gardner (1800–1875) Benjamin Gardner Company Trail Experience (Stories) David Patterson Hunter (1845–1917) John S. Higbee/James W. Bay Company Trail Experience (Stories) Emma Caroline Slade (1840–1890) George Rowley Company Trail Experience (Stories) Ezra Granger Williams (1823–1905) Ezra T. Benson Company Trail Experience (Stories) Henrietta Elizabeth Crombie Williams (1827–1922) Ezra T. Benson Company Trail Experience (Stories) Henry Augustus Squires (1825–1914) Edward Martin Company Trail Experience (Stories) James Henry Denning (1853–1919) Jacob Gates Company Trail Experience (Stories) James Henry Denning (1830–1898) Jacob Gates Company Trail Experience (Stories) Johan Peter Malmberg (1827–1881) John F. Sanders Company Trail Experience (Stories) Johanna Marie Johansson Malmberg (1830–1923) John F. Sanders Company Trail Experience (Stories) Joseph Smith Gardner (1847–1935) Benjamin Gardner Company Trail Experience (Stories)

Worldwide Indexing Event now in progress

The FamilySearch Worldwide Indexing Event started yesterday, July 20, and runs until this evening, July 21, 2014, at 5:59 pm Mountain Daylight Time (7:59 EDT, 6:59 CDT, 4:59 PDT).
Participate at https://familysearch.org/indexing/ .

Read more in the FamilySearch blog article, “Join the Worldwide Indexing Event.”

Note: Your Family Tree Explained

Here's a fun and educational video explaining how each person in your family tree is related.
It includes an explanation of cousin relationships and how to count "greats" with it comes to your grandparents. Take a look.

Note: here's a fantastic interactive map; you've got to watch this!

Watch 170 years of American History in less than two minutes. Amazing!


170 Years Of American History In One Amazing GIF