Genealogy Humor

In this article, genealogist Mary Harrell-Sesniak presents 101 of the funniest or most touching genealogy sayings that she’s encountered in her career.

Have you ever considered using Pinterest for your Genealogy and family history research? I started using Pinterest for my family's genealogy and I love it! It's a great way to organize the family photographs and documents found around the internet. Plus, as an added bonus, the link to the document and family photo is provided and you can easily share with family! There's no need to save old family photos to your computer (and forgetting the source). And there is no more taking other people's…

Follow this genealogy research plan in your family history research to find ancestors with few facts when you start.

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Family history Cartoons by award-winning cartoonist Mark Parisi. Affordable & funny comics that are great for presentations, websites, social media, publications, gifts and more. Discounts when you buy 3 or more. Thousands to choose from.

Genealogy may not appeal to everyone, but those who catch the "bug" tend to get it bad! Do any of these 10 things sound familiar?

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It's Saturday Night again - time for some more Genealogy Fun!! Here is your assignment if you choose to play along (cue the Mission Impossible music, please!): 1) We're supposed to have fun doing this - show us your best genealogy humor - joke, cartoon, story, etc. The more the merrier! 4) Share your genealogy funny in your own blog post, on Facebook, and leave a link to it in the comments. Here's mine (I can't do just one...): 1) Truth: 2) Funny: 3)…

Working a month or years on your family history and you have had at least one or more ancestors for which little information is gathered on to date. You might not even have a name yet, only that it is a grandfather or grandmother on your mother's side. This known as 'hitting a brick wall'. A few proven suggestions

For a long time, German census records were thought not to exist. But they do! A leading German genealogy expert tells us how they’ve been discovered and catalogued—and where you can learn about…