Discover, Grow, and Protect
Your Family History
Learn How to discover your ancestors, organize your research, and preserve your family story.
What You’ll Find in My
Genealogy Learning Center
Online Courses & Webinars – Coming Soon!
Learn at your own pace with mini webinars, full workshops, and step-by-step online courses that guide you from beginner research to advanced preservation and AI tools.
Podcast: The TIME Capsule Podcast
Short, meaningful episodes that help you tell your story, preserve your legacy, and approach genealogy with clarity and confidence.
Books & Publications
Dive deeper with my books, including Here Today, Gone Tomorrow and upcoming titles on the TIME Capsule Method™ and AI in genealogy.
Articles & Guides
Explore practical tips, how-tos, and inspiration through blog posts and resources designed to help you research, safeguard, and share your family history.
Free Resources
Download free worksheets, checklists, and tools to help you start your genealogy journey or organize and protect what you already have.
Just getting started with family history? Explore simple steps, free tools and beginner friendly guides.
Already deep into your reach but feeling overwhelmed? Learn about new tools, and how to preserve your findings.
Curious about new tools like DNA or AI in genealogy?
Discover modern technology to enhance your research.
How I Can Help You
As a genealogist, educator, and preservation specialist, I support every part of your family history journey.
✔ Genealogy Research & DNA Analysis
Break through brick walls, understand your DNA matches, and uncover unknown or complex family connections using research, DNA tools, and AI.
✔ Legacy Preservation & Digital Time Capsules
Organize, protect, and share your research with my TIME Capsule Method™—including ethical archiving and guided storytelling.
✔ Webinars, Courses & Education
Learn how to research, preserve, and share your family history through webinars, mini classes, and full online courses.
✔ Speaking & Presentations
Engaging talks for societies, libraries, and community groups on genealogy, preservation, and AI.
✔ One-on-One Consultations
Personalized help with genealogy questions, DNA cases, and preservation planning—fully tailored to your needs.
Because Family Stories Fade — Unless We Save Them
The TIME Capsule Podcast offers practical guidance and quiet inspiration for preserving your family history before it’s lost. Season 2 is available now for your listening pleasure.
“Explore This Free Mini Webinar Series”
Watch the series that’s right for you.
“New to genealogy? Start with Spark Your Family History.”
Safeguarding Your Genealogy Before It’s Too Late
Watch this recorded Webinar on how to protect and preserve your family history from the unexpected.
TIME Capsule Method
Watch a short introduction to the TIME Capsule Method™ and find out how you can create a TIME Capsule of your family history.
Books By
Barbara Beauregard
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Protecting and Preserving Your Family History from the Unexpected
From sudden disasters to digital failures, valuable family records, heirlooms, and years of genealogy research can vanish in an instant. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow – Protecting & Preserving Your Family History from the Unexpected is a must-have guide that helps you safeguard your family history for generations to come. Whether you’re just beginning your family tree or have spent years researching, this comprehensive eBook offers step-by-step strategies to organize, digitize, protect, and pass down your genealogy.
Inside, you’ll discover:
✔️ How to identify and secure at-risk family records
✔️ Best practices for digitizing documents, photographs, and heirlooms
✔️ Creating a genealogy “grab-and-go” emergency kit
✔️ Choosing the best digital storage solutions for long-term preservation
✔️ Developing a legacy plan to ensure your research is never lost and more.
Is available on Amazon in Paperback & eBook formats.
COMING SOON IN 2026!
The TIME Capsule Method™ Book
A Step-by-Step System for Telling Your Story,
Saving What Matters, and Sharing It Ethically
My first book, Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, introduced the importance of preserving your genealogy before it’s lost.
The TIME Capsule Method™ is the next step, a comprehensive system that shows you how to tell your story with intention, identify what truly matters, make your genealogy accessible and future-proof, and ethically share your legacy with generations to come.
Whether you are just beginning or are decades into your genealogy work, these books form a complete path for anyone who wants to protect their family history with confidence and care.
Explore the Chagnon Family Project
“Follow one family’s journey from France to New France, through Québec, Vermont, and beyond. Discover generations of family history, photographs, historical documents, military records, DNA discoveries, cemetery research, and preservation projects.”
- AI | Preserving | Research
MyHeritage Introduces Scribe AI: A New AI Assistant for Genealogists
Artificial intelligence continues to expand into the genealogy world, and one of the newest tools attracting attention is Scribe AI from MyHeritage. Designed to help family historians work more efficiently with historical records and research materials, this new feature reflects the growing role AI is beginning to play in genealogy research and preservation. What Is…
5 Mistakes That Create Genealogy Brick Walls (And How to Avoid Them)
Have you ever reached a point in your genealogy research where everything just… stops? You’ve searched the records.You’ve checked the databases.You’ve followed every lead you can find. And yet, your ancestor seems to disappear. This is what genealogists call a brick wall. But here’s something important to understand: 👉 Most brick walls are not permanent.👉…
Why You Can’t Find Your Ancestor (And What to Do Next)
Have you ever spent hours searching for an ancestor, only to feel like they’ve completely disappeared? You find a few records — and then suddenly, nothing. No census records. No documents. No clear path forward. This is what genealogists call a “brick wall.” But in most cases, your ancestor hasn’t disappeared — we just need…
- AI | Brick Wall | Methods
How to Use AI to Build a DNA Proof Argument (Without Losing Control of Your Research)
At some point in DNA research, many of us reach a familiar place… You have the matches.You have the trees.You have the clues. But bringing it all together into a clear, confident conclusion can feel overwhelming. In a recent article, we walked through a simple 5-step process for building a DNA proof argument. That process…
Father’s Day: Honoring Our Fathers, Preserving Their Stories
Every June, Father’s Day reminds us to pause and reflect on the fathers, grandfathers, and father figures who helped shape our families and our lives. But beyond the cards, cookouts, and celebrations, Father’s Day also offers genealogists a meaningful opportunity to preserve the stories, memories, and legacies of the men who came before us. How…
Before It’s Too Late: Preserving the Stories Along with Your Family Photos
There is something deeply emotional about walking through an antique shop and coming across old family photographs for sale. Recently, while antiquing with my husband, I found myself stopping again and again to look through boxes of old photographs. There were wedding portraits, baby pictures, family gatherings, and snapshots of people clearly enjoying moments that…
Hi, I’m Barbara Beauregard, genealogist, educator, and author of Here Today,
Gone Tomorrow.
Are you feeling stuck, have a question you need help with, looking for answers to finding a family member. I would be happy to help, just contact me.
With over 40 years of experience, I help family historians like you protect your research, engage younger generations, and unlock new discoveries using the latest tools and technology.
TESTIMONIALS
“As someone completely new to genealogy, I didn’t know where to begin. Barbara’s mini webinars and starter kit helped me take my first steps with confidence. I finally feel like I’m honoring my family’s legacy the right way!”
Karen T. M., Client
“Barbara’s book is a lifesaver for family historians. I never realized how unprepared my research was until I read Here Today, Gone Tomorrow. The step-by-step guidance, preservation templates, and practical checklists gave me the confidence to protect my years of work. Every genealogist, beginner or advanced, should keep this book within reach.”
J.S., Family Historian
“Working with Barbara has been an absolute joy. Her knowledge of traditional records, DNA analysis, and now even AI tools helped me break through a family mystery I thought was impossible to solve. She combines expertise with warmth and patience, making the process feel both professional and personal. If you want results and a partner who truly cares about your family’s story, Barbara is the genealogist to call.”
M.R., Client
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