What I am Publishing Next

I am writing a family history book about one line of my family. It goes back about 5 generations and I introduce my ancestors and their spouses one generation at a time. It is not a long book. Nor do I go into great detail. It is a coffee table type book that starts my family on the journey to knowing their ancestors.
It seems to me, that if you keep up as you research, make a book on one branch of your family, then the information is out there. It is a great thing to share your family history and get the kids involved in their ancestors. Best of all, you are sharing the information. The more people who know the information the less likely the information will be lost to history.

Here is another link to see what type of books you can make....

This is Heritage Makers software. I can help you create your own book.

Genealogy and Medical Family History

As I was making family trees for clients, I began to realize a medical history beginning to form. Things like pulmonary hypertension, heart and stroke, diabetes, and even aneurisms. At times it was amazing how strong the medical history ran through a line. As I had been a Station Secretary in a previous job, I realized that reporting this history to your doctor might be important. So now when I see that quite a few people in a family tree have died of aneurisms, for instance, I let my client know, and suggest they tell their doctor. It may be nothing or it may be something. I feel it is better to tell your doctor and let them decide. Making family trees is fun and informative about family history, it might also be a good way to find medical history in a line, too. I include medical family history in your tree, if I find it. That is why I feel it is important to have death certificates available for purchase on extended family members. It is a good way to know, officially, how someone died. It may just help someone avoid having medical problems which are genetically related by changing a lifestyle or catching the problem before it gets to be a problem.

Welcome to My New and Doing Double Duty Blog........

Due to some unforseen consequences of webhost change, my other website will not be available til the dust settles.  So I thought I would combine 2 of my favorite things, Genealogy and Publishing Family History.  I have done calendars, flip books, canvases, books, and posters to show different aspects of family history.  I will make sure to bring up some of my virtual creations.  I think you will agree that they make the best gifts in the world.