Dec 25, 2007 | Genealogy Blog
Computers are quirky. You just never know when something is going to go wrong with them. You want to make sure that you have multiple copies of your data. Imagine how devastated you'd be to lose your family database or all the scanned photos that a distant cousin emailed to you.
Dec 25, 2007 | Genealogy Blog
Most of us wish that there were more records online for free. Would you be willing to help out in hopes that you get back?
Dec 20, 2006 | Genealogy Blog
I found a site that allows you 2 GB of free online backup. You download a little program and mark what files you want backed up. You perform an inital backup and then it will automatically backup your files for you when they are changed. I...
Aug 12, 2006 | Genealogy Blog
Murdoch McKenzie, our Scottish immigrant to Canada, was originally from Inverness, Scotland. At the time of the blockade of Quebec by the Americans, in 1775-76, he was one of the defenders, then 26 years old. This makes him born around 1744. His parents' names, Murdoch and Catherine McKenzie, were listed on the record when Murdoch converted from the Protestant church to the Catholic church in Quebec, Canada on July 9, 1780. There is still no evidence of Catherine's maiden name–the true key to finding his probable family in Scotland.