Helpful Information and Resources
Whether you need some ideas about how to get started learning about your family or need help navigating questions in a particularly tricky generation, we’ve compiled materials and information to help you take the next step.
“Ask Granny”(c): Workshops to Open the Door to Genealogy
“Ask Granny”(c) is a program that provides all the materials and information, including a slide presentation, you need to lead a group through a simple and fun genealogy workshop. Sessions have been held around the world with thousands of people of all ages having recorded their irreplaceable family members.
Getting Started: Start Capturing Your Family Memories
If you are just learning about genealogy and how to research your family, we offer the charts you need and tips to avoid common mistakes and to jumpstart your research. Whether you are starting your Family Tree or applying to a Hereditary Society, we can make it easier.
We also point you to some other resources to learn more and find your ancestors.
Our Family Research & Publications
Learn about the Russell-Easter and Friedman families as well as the work we’ve done to preserve several of the cemeteries where our ancestors are buried in the United States and the United Kingdom.
We invite you to share and expand on our work to enrich our family story and remember the lives of our ancestors.
Who We Are
Judith Friedman Russell, PhD, became interested in learning about the family she had married into in when her husband’s Great Aunt Florence visited and brought a suitcase full of family photos, diplomas and newspaper clippings. There were notes with the outline of a family tree, but she started digging into the materials. Her curiosity soon became a passion as she traced the family’s lineage to before Charlemagne. As co-founder of “Ask Granny”(c) she has helped thousands begin to capture basic information about earlier generations. Now she is sharing all she has learned so that others can experience the same satisfaction in untangling the history of their family’s story.
Judy’s daughter Kelly Russell Caffarelli, JD, was a child when Aunt Florence visited, but she has followed her mother on her research journey and is a member of several hereditary societies. She enjoys exploring the stories about earlier generations that help us create a strong bond to our ancestors. Together, they have co-authored articles on family ancestors and genealogical research.
Share Your Story
We love to hear from fellow genealogists! Whether you’ve used our materials to learn about your relatives, hosted an “Ask Granny” Workshop or have an idea on how we can improve, let us know! Click the button or email us at ask.granny.us@gmail.com.
