My genealogical community, Heycuz, has been around since 1998. That's way back when you had to use a telephone to get online. Today, there are between 900 and 1500 people on it right now. I mean this very second. You can check by the "Who's Online" widget on the front...
Google+ is a great asset if you're interested in technology with a steady stream of posts day or night, but what if you're interested in genealogy? Not so much.What is Google + (or Google Plus)? - Well, its everything! Its like a blog, its like Twitter, it's like...
Image via WikipediaAre you going to go out of town for the Labor Day weekend? This year, we're getting four days off. We are going to be visiting with some family at least one of the days. So, its a great time to put my new mobile apps to use. I got an iPhone last...
Hi Cousins,I hope everyone had a great summer and is ready to share all their genealogical research they found! My family had a very busy summer starting with the graduation of our son from middle school in June. Since then we've been running around like banshees up...
Genealogists have long sought the early release of the next census and, with the additions to the questions asked on the 1940 census, this one promises to be a doozy. That is, if your grandparents didn't boycott it. The new questions, income and fertility for example,...
Recently, my mother included the Heycuz newsgroup in the address list in an email. An easy mistake given my email address is similar, april@heycuz.net. The problem was that the email contained a political message, favoring Democrats. The fallout from our right-leaning...
Thank you all for bearing with me while the site undergoes a major overhaul. I've received a lot of letters from members about links not working and I apologize for that. I hope to have it all fixed soon. While it has been inconvenient, I believe the changes will...
This Christmas, I thought I'd get you something you'd really love! I tried to get all of your corrections and additions done and uploaded before Christmas. Alas, another lot of corrections came in and I was not able to finish it up. In the past couple of months, I've...
"You say Yes. I say No.You say Why? I say I don't know.Oh,I don't know why you say goodbye.I say hello." --- Lennon-McCartneyWhat kind of world would this be if I didn't zig while the rest of the world zagged? After all, I have a history of choosing the other...