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Preparing for RootsTech 2016

MyCanvas Products By January 19, 2016 Tags: , , , , No Comments

RootsTech is a global conference celebrating families across generations, where people of all ages are inspired to discover and share their memories and connections. Hosted by hosted by Family Search, it has become one of the largest genealogy conferences in the world!
MyCanvas had a wonderful time at RootsTech 2015, and we were thrilled for the opportunity to join RootsTech 2016. Because we had so many people…

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How Family History Leads to Personal Resilience

Family History By January 5, 2016 Tags: , , , , , No Comments

Despite high infant mortality rates and lower life expectancy, not one of your direct ancestors died childless.

That fact, in and of itself, reveals that you are a descendant of some pretty amazing people.

Learning more about ancestors and family history has the power to enrich life…

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Cooking Up Genealogy | Gena Philibert-Ortega

Family History, Guest Blogger By December 15, 2015 Tags: , , , No Comments

I have always loved family history research. My maternal grandmother was the family historian and shared stories of our ancestry with me. There’s no doubt that those stories influenced my work as a genealogist. But, while family history has been an interest of mine since I was a child, I’ve also conducted historical and psychological research as…

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