A Genealogist Visits NYC

A Genealogist Visits NYC -- Boundless Genealogy

I received a wonderful, last minute opportunity to travel to New York City with my husband for his business trip the week before Thanksgiving. Of course, I wanted to sight-see and do all the typical first-timer tourist things. But, I also wanted to make my trip personalized by focusing on genealogy research opportunities available in the city. After all, my husband would be working a large part of the time, so I could enjoy some uninterrupted family history pursuits. Here are some highlights from my amazing visit in NYC.

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Fort Douglas Cemetery Tour

Fort Douglas Cemetery Tour -- Boundless Genealogy

My family and I attended the Fort Douglas Cemetery Tour this past weekend. This event was an awesome, family-friendly, non-creepy Halloween-time cemetery activity… and we LOVED it! Several actors and actresses were on-site in character and costume to tell us the stories of some of the individuals interred in the cemetery. Read on to learn about some of the fascinating people we met at the cemetery.

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On Location with The Family Nexus App

The Family Nexus review -- Boundless Genealogy

  Have you ever wished for an easy way to map all the events from your family tree, or even receive notifications when you are near those locations? Well, The Family Nexus app was created to fill that need. We have been using this app since it first came out…

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Hometown Tour: Family History Travel with Children

Do you incorporate family history with your family travels? We do, and it is a blast! One of our favorite activities has been taking tours of the cities where our ancestors lived. Children can relate much better to a family member that lived long ago if they can learn about…

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