Are genealogy New Year’s resolutions on your radar? If not, they should be, and here is why. They can help you keep your genealogy on track when it is so easy to get lost in it. While your...
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Locate Your Ancestors with Scottish Naming Patterns
Scottish naming patterns of the past few centuries can provide excellent clues as to the names of parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents of your Scottish ancestors. If you have a brick...
Weird Genealogy Terms: What is a Grass Widow?
What is a grass widow? You may come across this unique term in your genealogy research. It is an old one, and has different meanings in Europe and America. It was used in old newspaper records, as...
How to Use Foreign Language Genealogy Sources
Are you researching foreign-speaking ancestors? Whether they lived in America or you are researching them in their homeland, you may come across foreign language documents that you need assistance in...
Organizing Your Physical Genealogy Documents
If you are looking for a way to keep your physical genealogy documents organized as well as safe, here are a few useful hints to push you in that direction. These tried and true tips will help you...
What is Your Genealogy Vision?
Do you have a theme in mind for your genealogy research this year? What is a theme for genealogy research, anyway? Here is what you need to know about themes for genealogy research, and why they are...
Interested in a Professional Genealogy Career?
Are you considering a career in genealogy? If you have been doing genealogy for a while, you might have thought about it. It is an excellent and rewarding career for those who have a true passion for...
More Tips on Female Ancestors: Finding Them Before 1850
Your female ancestors are notoriously difficult to find, because of name changes and being absorbed into her husband's identity. This is particularly true of those ancestors who lived before 1850...
Using the 1890 US Veterans Schedule
Did you know that alternative records exist to help you fill in the gaps left by the loss of most of the 1890 US federal census? There are several such sources. One of the most useful, but little use...
Irish Wedding Traditions
There are tens of millions of people in America with Irish ancestry, and even more around the world. Therefore, knowing about Irish traditions, such as wedding traditions, is important to...
A Quick Guide to Using the US Census for Genealogy
Are you a genealogy beginner? If so, have you used the US census yet? Have you ever heard of the US census? This is a brief outline of what the census is and what it can do for you in your...
Your Rebel Ancestors, Part Two: The Women
Just like the Puritan magistrates and ministers were against men wearing their hair long, they were also against the women wearing their hair elaborately. Anything other than a plain bun covered by a...
Genealogy Abbreviations You Should Know
Genealogy has a large array of code words, slang, and abbreviations associated with it. If you are new to the hobby, you might not be familiar with all of them yet. Here are some of the most common...
Were Your Ancestors Social Rebels?
Were your ancestor’s social rebels against societal convention? There was a time in early New England that the leaders did not want men wearing their hair long. They said it was ungodly. Plenty of...
How to Make a Family Cookbook (and Why You Should)
The food that families make is wonderful and ties the generations closer together in shared meals, traditions, experiences, and emotions. Preserving these recipes is an important part of your...