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Historic Cemeteries: A Closer Look at Cemetery Records #2
If you are researching your ancestors at a historic cemetery, there is a chance there will not be an obvious place you can go to look for cemetery records. A lot of times, those records never...
4 Genealogy Books You Must Have in Your Personal Library
Building your genealogy library for the first time? These are four books you must have in it.
The French and the Fur Trade: Before American Colonization
The French were interacting with North American Natives for a century before the English. Here's how they established friendly relations and learned each others' languages.
Thomas McKean: The Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas McKean was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The son of Irish immigrants to the colonies, he studied law and divided his personal and professional lives between Delaware...
Death Record Alternatives: A Closer Look at Death Records #4
If you looked everywhere you knew to look, and still couldn’t find a death record for your ancestor, you should be hopeful. There are several worthy alternatives for death records that you might not...
Genealogy Apps to Help You With On the Road Research
Genealogy is mobile in the 21st century. If you use mobile devices and are a serious genealogist, you need these apps to do your best work wherever you happen to be.
Modern Communication: A History of the Telephone
The telephone was invented earlier than most people may realize. By 1900, it was already present in some private households.
Death Indexes: A Closer Look at Death Records #3
If you are not able to locate a death certificate or an obituary for an ancestor, you may be able to find a date of death for them (as well as some other information) in a death index. There are...
How to Do Irish Genealogy Research Without Crossing the Atlantic
Irish genealogy research is very popular in the United States because so many of us have Irish ancestry. Here are some fantastic online resources for Irish genealogy to allow you to research your...