Interviewing Family, Part Two – Recording Your Interviews

Here in Part two, we’re talking about how to record an interview with a family member.  For information the questions you should ask, please see Interviewing Family, Part One – The Interview. To jump straight to my favorite video gear, go here. You’ll want to record your family interviews or perhaps just the conversation around the […]

Learn Genealogy – Software vs. Online Services

If you’re new to genealogy you may be asking yourself, how do I get started, what do I collect, where do I find this stuff, and how do I keep it all organized? Today let’s talk about the basic differences between online services and software on your computer.  Both online and software programs will allow […]

Ruth Faison Shaw, the Originator of Finger Painting

Ruth Faison Shaw Inventor of finger painting

Here’s a story produced by WRAL-TV about a Duplin County native, Ruth Faison Shaw… the originator of finger painting. She is buried in Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington, NC.  More about Oakdale Cemetery and Ruth Faison Shaw can also be found in this video I produced about Oakdale Cemetery for the NC Ancestry YouTube channel.

Learn Genealogy – Research Notes

Research Notes are the backbone of your research. …keep your Research Notes in chronological order… It is the chronology, the facts, the sources, the conclusions of what you’ve discovered.