BDMed or BMDed

20160516_131437BDMed is a term I use when I have collected a set of copies of vital records (Birth, Marriage and Death) for an ancestor. I say that the ancestor has been BDMed.

In other countries Genies may use the term BMDed.



Burned Counties

I was listening to a webinar today when the presenter mentioned the term Burned Counties several times. I wish she would have clarified this. I presumed that it was a term from the US but I asked Google for further clarification.


The Family Search Wiki provided me with an answer.





Genealogy Overwhelm



A while ago Amy Johnson Crow blogged about How to Avoid Genealogy Overwhelm.

Amy described Genealogy Overwhelm : “So many ancestors; so little time. With the number of ancestors doubling with each generation, it doesn’t take too long for it to feel a bit much. Add to the mix all of the different types of things you want to find and the projects you want to complete and you have a recipe for genealogy overwhelm.”

Thanks to Amy for permission to use her description in the Geneadictionary.