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Your Family History Research: What’s Holding You Back? Of course, there are plenty of good reasons for putting things off – timing is important and you can’t do everything at once however if you’re anything like me there are things that you know y…
February 11
Thanks William for your comment and I can definitely appreciate My Canvas won't meet everyone's needs, Thank goodness there are plenty of other options.
February 5
Thanks, it nice to know someone is out there ! Sometimes I feel like I'm talking to myself.
February 3
Lynn ...I love, love your blog site. Can't believe I haven't visited it until now. Thanks for all the hard work and the great information.
February 3
Lynn Palermo added a blog post
Interested in learning more about My Canvas to create your family history book. Today at www.thearmchairgenealogist.com Thomas MacEntee of Geneabloggers guests posts, and tells us of his personal experience with this program by Ancestry.com.
February 3
Lynn Palermo added a blog post
A Family Biography Template Many people shy away from including too much writing in their family history books, assuming it takes some special talent. Often this results in a quick rendition of the facts of a person's life, born, worked, married, di…
February 1
Lynn Palermo and MCKENNA are now friends
January 30
Lynn Palermo added a blog post
Part 1- Preparing to Write a Family BiographyThis week I have been crazy busy writing family biographies. Three years ago, I began researching and writing the Kowalsky Family History Book. (I may have mentioned it once or twice before) From this pro…
January 28
Lynn Palermo added a blog post
Now more than ever, I can appreciate how confusing it can be for a family historian trying to decide on which database they would like to join when beginning their family research. If you’re an armchair genealogist then certainly you want to belong…
January 18
Thanks I have, but to be honest not recently, so I will run it again.
January 18
Thanks for your insights. My family came from Rust, Baden. They arrived in Oct 1833 in the Port of New York. George and Franzica Vogel came with their children, Agatha age 14, (K)Clemence age 13, (K)Crescence 2months and Gabriel age 12 ( although we…
January 17
Lynn Palermo and Michael Boscarato are now friends
January 17
I am beginning to speculate that some of my German ancestors immigrated to New York, some of them I can document their migration to Canada and eventually their deaths. However, some members in the same immediate family never show up anywhere passed…
January 17
Lynn Palermo added a blog post
Deciding to create a family history book can be a large undertaking and it can be an expensive undertaking. Often the process can take on a life of its own. Therefore, it is important to set parameters for your family history book. One of those para…
January 14
Lynn Palermo added a blog post
1.Determine Your Genealogy Goals- without a goal and a path you will wander aimlessly, accomplishing very little. Setting goals and creating an action plan for a achieving your goals are imperative to staying the course. Don’t hesitate to revisit th…
January 5
Lynn Palermo added a blog post
Many family historians spend their entire lives collecting documents, pictures and stories of their ancestors. Their project usually starts out as a keen interest in whom they are and where they come from. The journey becomes not only about acquirin…
January 4

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What surnames are you interested in researching?
Kowalski, Vogel, Stapleton, Phelan, Strub, Fischer, Reinhardt, Desmarais, Vaillancourt, Palermo, Coots,
What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?
Ireland, Germany, France, Poland, Italy
What is your level of genealogy knowledge?
Intermediate Family History Researcher
For what reason did you start genealogy research?
I started genealogy research as a simple quest to trace my family roots and to publish a book for our next family reunion. Little did I know the draw that my ancestors would have on me.
Do you have a genealogy website or blog?
http://www.thearmchairgenealogist.com

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Lynn Palermo

Your Family History Research: What’s Holding You Back?

Your Family History Research: What’s Holding You Back?






"What have you been putting off and what i
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Posted on February 11, 2010 at 4:31pm —

Lynn Palermo

A Canvas of My Own - Creating a Family History Book

Interested in learning more about My Canvas to create your family history book. Today at www.thearmchairgenealogist.com Thomas MacEntee of Geneabloggers guests posts, and tells us of his personal experience with this program by Ancestry.com.

Posted on February 3, 2010 at 10:03am — 4 Comments

Lynn Palermo

Writing a Family Biography (Part 2)- A Handy Template

A Family Biography Template
Many people shy away from including too much writing in their family history books, assuming it takes some special talent. Often this results in a quick rendition of the facts of a person's life, born, worked, married, died. Not exactly creative.
Below I have prepared a simple template anyone can use to write a creative biography about an ancestor or a living relative. This template provides an added element, a family element. This tool will help you reveal not… Continue

Posted on February 1, 2010 at 12:40pm —

Lynn Palermo

Family Biography - A Lesson in Writing

Part 1- Preparing to Write a Family BiographyThis week I have been crazy busy writing family biographies. Three years ago, I began researching and writing the Kowalsky Family History Book. (I may have mentioned it once or twice before) From this process, I have learned a great deal about writing a family biography.

A biography is a life story written by someone other than the subject. A family biography is a bit different. It features more people, all related in some way. It will tell ab… Continue

Posted on January 28, 2010 at 8:08am —

Lynn Palermo

5 Tips to Choosing an Online Genealogy Database

Now more than ever, I can appreciate how confusing it can be for a family historian trying to decide on which database they would like to join when beginning their family research. If you’re an armchair genealogist then certainly you want to belong to an online genealogy database. The question is which database to join?

I am here to tell you, only you can know the answer to that. How do you know?

1. Gather as much information about your ancestors prior to seeking out a database. Where your anc… Continue

Posted on January 18, 2010 at 2:45pm —

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