A great starting point for students or casual readers looking for a introduction to the themes and discussions on Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.

A great starting point for students or casual readers looking for a introduction to the themes and discussions on the short stories of Edgar Allan Poe.

A great starting point for students or casual readers looking for a introduction to the themes and discussions on Tennessee William's play, A Streetcare Named Desire. This overview also includes Elia Kazan's 1951 film version of the play.

A great starting point for students or casual readers looking for a introduction to the themes and discussions on Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice.

A great starting point for students or casual readers looking for a introduction to the themes and discussions on the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe.

A great starting point for students or casual readers looking for a introduction to the themes and discussions on Amy Tan's novel, The Joy Luck Club.

A great starting point for students or casual readers looking for a introduction to the themes and discussions on Maya Angelou's autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

A great starting point for students or casual readers looking for a introduction to the themes and discussions on Margaret Atwood's novel, The Handmaid's Tale.

A great starting point for students or casual readers looking for a introduction to the themes and discussions on F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby.

For my summer vacation I traveled to upstate New York for R & R and a genealogy road-trip. This year I left all my papers, notebooks, pencils and pens at home and relied on my IPad as a research tool. It was awesome companion. I discovered that my iPad was all I needed. Here are my top ten reasons for using a tablet as a genealogy research tool.