by Jennifer Zinck | 22 February 2012 | General
One of the hot topics in GeneaBlogging land this week is fact versus conclusion based data entry. The gist of the discussion is whether to use software to enter conclusions only. Over the years, I have found it to be quite a challenge to keep track of sources and...
by Jennifer Zinck | 15 February 2012 | General
Thanks to the efforts of so many, Act 110 goes into effect today, allowing greater records access in Pennsylvania. You can read more about this new law in a press release by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: New Access to State Birth, Death Records...
by Jennifer Zinck | 05 February 2012 | Genealogy 101, General, Presentation, Speaking
After a couple of weeks of planning and developing my first presentation, Genealogy 101: Gathering Branches on Your Family Tree, I made it through! I have, for quite some time, been wanting to prepare a genealogy beginner lecture. I love to talk, I love to teach,...
by Jennifer Zinck | 25 December 2011 | Advent
It occurred to me shortly into it that this Advent Calendar project would be more than just writing down stories. I haven’t really had anything that spectacular to talk about but I’ve been finding something to fill the space each day so that I can attain...
by Jennifer Zinck | 24 December 2011 | Advent
Our family doesn’t really have a set Christmas Eve tradition. When I was a teenager my mom let us open some presents on Christmas Eve so that we could sleep in on Christmas morning. I have little kids now so it’s the other way around! We have to try to...
