Author Archives: Lorelle VanFossen

About Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen hosts Family History Blog covering her ancestors and related family members. She is one of the top bloggers in the world, and host of the Lorelle on WordPress, providing WordPress and blogging tips for bloggers of all levels. A popular keynote speaker and trainer, she is also editor, producer, contributor, and official disruptive thinker for Bitwire Media which includes WordCast, Making My Life Network, Stories of Our Journeys, Life on the Road, WordCast Conversations, and the very popular WordCast Podcast.

Traveling in the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Lorelle VanFossen

National Geographic offers a Lewis and Clark Journey Log featuring photographs and records of the famous explorers as they treked across the now United States, discovering new territories, wildlife, and adventures. I’ve spent much of my life exploring a lot … Continue reading →


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Alpha Dictionary – Language Dictionary

Posted on May 5, 2006 by Lorelle VanFossen

Alpha Directory calls itself a “Language Dictionary”. I found their introduction very intriguing and filled with fantastic possibilities for the family history researcher: Of the roughly 6,800 known languages and dialects spoken in the 191 countries of the world, only … Continue reading →


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Researching Family History Through the Holocaust

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Lorelle VanFossen

An Associated Press story, “Nazi Archive Has Millions of Victim Names”, brings hope to the many family members of more than 17.5 million victims of the Holocaust: Privacy concerns have held up the opening of the center’s 30 million documents … Continue reading →


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The 38th Annual Brigham Young University Family History and Genealogy Conference

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Lorelle VanFossen

The 38th Annual Brigham Young University Family History and Genealogy Conference will be August 1-4, 2006, in the BYU Conference Center, in Provo, Utah. Programs will be available for beginners to advanced family researchers. Get your reservations in early, if … Continue reading →


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Dedicated to the Daughters of Yesteryear and Tomorrow

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Lorelle VanFossen

Collection compiled in December 25, 1981 – updated May 2006 The following pages are excerpts from a form of collected works, a three generation journal if you will, consisting of thoughts, beliefs, mottoes, experiences, and just the lives of three … Continue reading →


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Welcome to the Start of the Family History Blog

Posted on April 13, 2006 by Lorelle VanFossen

I’ve been researching my family tree for a very long time and now I have enough information, resources, and time to create a blog dedicated to genealogy research and my family tree. The goal of this website/blog is to document … Continue reading →


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