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Tips, tricks, and ideas about recording the past so future generations can understand their family history. Learn about great preservation methods, web links, and how to have fun creating your family’s history.

Using Facebook for Genealogy | Terri O’Connell

Family History, Guest Blogger By admin October 20, 2015 Tags: #MyCanvasGBS, Facebook, family history, genealogy, genealogy inspiration, mycanvas guest blog series No Comments

Facebook is for more than keeping in touch with friends from grammar or high school and watching cute videos of animals. Facebook is a very important tool that should be part of every genealogist’s toolbox. If you are looking to find distant cousins, assistance or a bit of genealogy inspiration, Facebook is a great place to start.

Take a Closer Look at Your Ancestors’ Photographs! | Lisa Lisson

Family History, Guest Blogger By admin October 13, 2015 Tags: #MyCanvasGBS, ancestors, family history, mycanvas guest blog series, photographs No Comments

Are you fortunate enough to have photographs of your ancestors?

How closely have you examined your ancestors’ photographs?

Researching the Probate Estate of Mary Robertson | Shirley Obrzud

Family History, Guest Blogger By admin October 6, 2015 Tags: #MyCanvasGBS, family history, GBS, mycanvas guest blog series, probate estate, Shirley Obrzud, valid will, will No Comments

When a person dies Intestate, this means that they have passed away with some form of property (be it a building or a bank account with a value greater than their owed debts and funeral expenses) without leaving a Valid Will…

Today, Create These 7 Cherished Heirlooms

Family Fun, Family History By admin October 2, 2015 Tags: heirlooms, journals, letters, photobooks, photographs, quilts, recipes, souveniers No Comments

We cherish the heirlooms from our ancestors, but are we remembering to create heirlooms for our descendants? Today, begin creating and collecting items your descendants will preserve and cherish. Consider these heirloom opportunities…

Gifting Family History | Christa Davis Chandler

Family History, Guest Blogger, MyCanvas Products By admin September 29, 2015 Tags: Christa Chandler, Christa Davis Chandler, family history, familyhistory books, genealogy, heirloom books, mycanvas, photo books No Comments

When I was in junior high school, I was given an assignment to learn more about my family history. This is the first real research project I remember. Ever since then I have been curious to learn more about my family history…

20 Adorable and Inspirational Quotes by Kids

Family Fun, Family History By admin September 24, 2015 Tags: design, funny, inspirational, kids quotes, photobooks, quotes, quotes by kids No Comments

If you have kids, you’ve probably heard them say some unusual, funny, or surprisingly profound things. Every time you get the chance, be sure to record these little moments. After all, time and memories fade. Eventually, those cute moments are lost and forgotten.

Digging Deeper into Family Stories | Mary Tedesco

Family History, Guest Blogger By admin September 22, 2015 Tags: #MyCanvasGBS, discovering, family history, finding, GBS, Mary Tedesco, mycanvas gbs, mycanvas guest blog series, preserving, stories No Comments

Something important I’ve learned from being immersed in genealogical research, both as a professional genealogist and as a host on “Genealogy Roadshow” (PBS), is that every family history contains amazing stories.

Letters From Home | Heather Wylie

Family History, Guest Blogger By admin September 15, 2015 Tags: #MyCanvasGBS, GBS, guest bloggers, Heather, Heather Wylie, letters, mycanvas guest blog series, MyCanvas Guest Bloggers, Wylie No Comments

I grew up listening to family love stories. As a little girl I was often told that my paternal grandparents knew each other for a few weeks before they were married. How romantic! During World War II my paternal grandfather, Grandad, was stationed in the Aleutian Islands. My parents and other relatives told me that…

Why Should I Preserve Photo Negatives?

Family History, Photography By admin September 11, 2015 Tags: family history, negatives, old photos, photo preservation, photography, photos No Comments

Today almost all of the photos we take are digital. Rarely do we think back to when cameras were taken to the local drug store to be converted into photo prints with an accompanying bag of photo negatives. With old photos though, those photo negatives are surprisingly important.

Discovering Family Relationships Through Newspapers | Kenneth R Marks

Family History, Guest Blogger By admin September 8, 2015 Tags: #MyCanvasGBS, death certificates, family history, GBS, mycanvas guest blog series, newspapers, obituaries, obituary, old, papers, research No Comments

It is my opinion that of all the resources and records available to research – newspaper articles are most critical, because of the richness and variety of their content.

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