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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.
Good news, Mr. Smith! … (Genetoon #26)
Good news, Mr. Smith! … (Genetoon #26) Genetoons is a simple, one-panel, Genealogy cartoon for the whole family to enjoy. Using a Genealogical idea or fact, I want the reader to laugh! I...
How to Do Everything: Genealogy
Genealogy Book Club Recommendation: Discover your genealogy using the latest methods Thoroughly revised to cover new tools, techniques, and data, How to Do Everything: Genealogy, Fourth...
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.
Could you please tell me the names of your children? (Genetoon #25)
Could you please tell me the names of your children? (Genetoon #25) Genetoons is a simple, one-panel, Genealogy cartoon for the whole family to enjoy. Using a Genealogical idea or fact, I want...
Using Military Records to Construct Family Trees
Military records can be excellent sources for breaking down genealogy brick walls. Here's how to find and use military records to solve genealogy mysteries.
Why Oral Histories Are So Crucial to Good Genealogy, Part 2
Oral histories are a crucial part of genealogical research. Interviewing older relatives can reveal a wealth of previously unknown information. Here's why.
Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques
Genealogy Book Club Recommendation Break through brick walls in your genealogical research Learn how to use innovative methods to unearth hard-to-find ancestors. Advanced Genealogy Research...
The History of Virginia, in Four Parts
Genealogy Book Club Recommendation: This book was written by Mr. Robert Beverly, a native and lifelong inhabitant of Virginia. It is written in four parts. The first part covers the history of...
