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After a long winter, it's time for a little spring cleaning.  So, take a break from prepping your garden, deep cleaning your house, and shampooing the...

pajamas & pedigrees™ just became a whole lot more valuable!  In March, for the first time, in addition to the regular three sessions for the month with...

When you have a genealogy question, do you know how to ask good questions to get the right answers that will have you successfully climbing your own family tree and...

If you were there in person, you know how much you missed.  If you participated virtually, there's more to learn. If you didn't get to RootsTech at all in 2023,...

Uncovering and Documenting the Scandals in the Family Tree

In the Feb 7th session, I reveal a scandal I discovered in my family tree.  I share how to document...

Since 2011, I have ended every episode of The Barefoot Genealogist with the tag line, "Have fun climbing your family tree."  For me, whether I am making...

Every year I print my family tree and hang it up where I can see it often. It’s like a map of the journey that I’m on. I want to know where I’ve...

Our January pedigrees & pajamas™ sessions were a grab bag of a little bit of everything genealogy related.  How to get started building a family...

Based on popular feedback from pajamas & pedigrees members, I opted to use a single family for all three sessions in December.  It gave some continuity to the...

When you first start climbing your family tree, you probably don’t even know that you need to take notes.  But, the first time you come back to someone in...