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Family Heirlooms: What Did You Inherit from Mom?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 7, 2021

In this article – in honor of Mother’s Day – Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about documenting and caring for family heirlooms inherited from your mother... (Read More)

Photo: the Mallon-Card family Bible

Rescuing Family Bibles: The Mallon-Card Family Bible

By Thomas Jay Kemp on September 26, 2019

In this article, Thomas Jay Kemp examines the Mallon-Card family Bible and shows how much valuable family history such Bibles can provide... (Read More)

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She Rescued Her Family Bible

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 21, 2019

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about rescuing family Bibles and putting their family history information online... (Read More)

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: What Will Happen to My Genealogy after I’m Gone?

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 17, 2019

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives advice from leading genealogists and genealogy websites about preserving your research after you’re gone... (Read More)

Photo: a California wildfire, 5 September 2008. Credit: Bureau of Land Management; Wikimedia Commons.

What Would You Take? Evacuating Your Genealogy in an Emergency

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 13, 2017

Having to evacuate her home due to the California wildfires, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about saving genealogy records and heirlooms in an emergency... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tip: Digitize and Save Your Memories

By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 31, 2017

An article about using Adobe PDF files to digitally preserve the family history “treasures” you have in your archives... (Read More)

Photo: repository at the Mexico City Records Preservation Center. Credit: Deseret News.

Mormons Open a Records Preservation Center in Mexico

By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 4, 2017

An article about the Mormon Church opening its Mexico City Records Preservation Center to preserve old genealogical records... (Read More)

Illustration: a man using a computer

Getting Genealogy Records Online: My Clean-Up Plan

By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 24, 2015

This article presents a clean-up plan to digitize family history records... (Read More)

Painting: "Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor," by William Halsall, 1882. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Full List of Mayflower Passengers in Gov. Bradford’s Newly-Restored Journal

By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 19, 2015

An article about the Northeast Document Conservation Center preserving the manuscript copy of Governor William Bradford’s “Of Plymouth Plantation.”.. (Read More)

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