Mandi's Blog (2)

I love taking notes. I have certain points of my life where I recorded minute-by-minute notes for myself. Other times, of course, I wish I had taken those details down.



When it comes to researching my family history, I find a general log or diary is a great tool. As I'm looking through my database, I'm often reminded of things I need to do or find out. When I'm researching an individual on the Internet, I get sidetracked by another name or record, so the log helps me backtrack to my… Continue

I have very few tools I use for my family history research, and maybe someone can point me in the right direction to improve my "toolbox" but I thought I'd share.

1. FamilySearch - Absolutely phenomenal collection of records. I realize they are busy, but I do hope that more amateur researchers like me can get access to more records soon, like the family trees and such.…

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