What is a genealogical abstract? Do you need to take one when you're researching? Here's an explanation of abstracts and when you should use one in genealogy.
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How to Overcome the Difficulties of Finding Female Ancestors
Are you searching for the origins of some elusive female ancestors? Here are four tried and true research techniques for discovering your female family lines.
Using Cemetery Records to Uncover Unknown Ancestors
Cemetery records, particularly burial records, are invaluable genealogical resources for discovering unknown ancestors. Here's how to find and use them.
Genealogy: Your Family History, Doing It Right The First Time
Finding out about your family’s history can be an exciting endeavor. Keeping track of all the information and placing it all into some kind of organized fashion however, can be quite a task. There...
Becoming an Accredited Genealogist
Do you need help in completing all of your personal family history research? Are you curious about how a professional genealogical researcher makes a living? Do you want to understand the...
The Family Tree Problem Solver: Tried-and-True Tactics for Tracing Elusive Ancestors
Proven Solutions for Your Research Challenges Has your family history research hit a brick wall? Marsha Hoffman Rising’s best-selling book The Family Tree Problem Solver has the solutions to...
Explore Your German Ancestry
The Family Tree German Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Germanic Ancestry in Europe I recently purchased this book on Kindle to help me locate my missing German ancestors. I’ve found a wealth...
Tracing Your Family Origins
If you’ve ever wondered about past relatives, you’re not alone. I’ve always been curious about my ancestors. Knowing where you come from is a wonderful feeling because it provides...