Ellen Thompson-Jennings Genealogical Innovator
The “Family History Hound” is
Hot On The Trail
Family. You may not live with them, wouldn’t be alive without them,
but they certainly do accumulate a “helluva” lot of photographs! These
nostalgic depictions of bygone good times are great to view, treasure or
trade, but how to curate them, to ensure the cousins all have copies?
Clearly, a job for online entrepreneur and genealogist, Ellen Thompson-Jennings, the
self-proclaimed, “Family History Hound”, helping you effectively investigate the past
using innovations for the future. This “Hound” is committed to tracking down improved
ways of preserving your photographic “archives” to prevent their inadvertent loss.
Sourcing out the best tools to facilitate her own genealogical endeavours, Thompson-
Jennings was inspired to create her online retail component, Shop The Hound, to share
her preferred selection of technological “toys”, fun and functional.
Featured in the compelling array of genealogy-friendly items, are two “star” scanners, the
versatile Flip-Pal®, and the Zcan+ Mouse Scanner, which is perfect for transferring and
saving photos or printed documents right into your computer in any format. You scan just
like you’d paint. Even international texts can be translated in 199 different languages.
“As a genealogist, as well as a business owner, I seldom leave home without my portable Flip-Pal
®. Battery-operated, weighing just over a pound, it comes complete, ready to start working its
magic. No more ‘family photo envy’. Pop one into your suitcase before that next family gathering
and capture all the memories you want, right down to that commemorative family quilt.
With the included Easystitch software, you can scan anything oversize, piece by piece, and the
technology will reconstruct it seamlessly.”
Her interest in ancestral sleuthing unquestionably sparked, Ellen claims that if she’d
known earlier that genealogy could be a career, she wouldn’t have waited to follow her
passion. Reveling in it all now, however, this DNA enthusiast and avid blogger, “Hound
On The Hunt”, travels internationally as a popular exhibitor and speaker at industry
trade shows.
Mentored by top leaders in genetic genealogy, Ellen has wholeheartedly embraced the
study, recently introducing, The DNA Angel Project™, an initiative awarding monthly
winners valuable DNA-related prizes.
Ellen regularly undertakes genealogy projects, but she also enjoys motivating others to
relish the “thrill of the hunt” themselves, especially with new DNA advances. “Despite the
most meticulous research, a lot of the past is lost, so genealogy is often an educated guess. What I
love about DNA is it’s a science. You know it’s the absolute truth!”
The inquisitive and inspiring “Family History Hound”; who knows where her nose for
uncovering and conserving the past will lead us next?
Genealogical Innovator
ELLEN THOMPSON-JENNINGS
Creator of The Family History Hound & Shop The Hound
Presentations * Genealogical Investigations * Consultations
Phone 780-903-4885
[email protected]
www.familyhistoryhound.com
http://blog.familyhistoryhound.com/
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