The Family Shrub

Adventures in Genealogy

We’re Related

So I have no idea how I found this app.  I may have just been browsing on the iTunes App Store and it just popped up.  We're Related uses your ancestry.com family tree to find out which famous people you are distantly related to.  It's really actually pretty fun....

Genealogy Karma

The internet really has provided me a place to research and carry out this hobby without having to leave my home very much.  This is not because of magic.  I know the internet seems like magic sometimes, but this information got onto the internet somehow.  I wish I...

Groundhog Day! It’s A Dooooozy!

Alright kids.  I'm sure some of you out there in my readership world know how much I love Groundhog Day.  I have been sending out an annual Groundhog Day email now for about 15 years.  This year I decided to combine my passions for groundhogs and old newspaper...

My Half-Family

My Half-Family

I am pretty close to my older sisters, to the point where I kind of forget that they're my half-sisters.  We have different fathers.  I mean, I KNOW that their dad isn't my dad, but sometimes I still forget that means they have an entire family that I don't have. I...