Do you have a mysterious ancestor? Doing a neighborhood study may provide you with the answers you need. This is how to do one and why you should.
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New Ways to Find Maiden Names
Are you still looking for an elusive maiden name in your family tree? Here are three new suggestions to help you uncover it and discover a new family line.
10 Tools for Your Genealogy Research That You Never Thought You’d Need
Genealogy is full of surprises. One of those surprises is often the tools you need to do it. Here are ten tools you may be surprised to realize you need to do your genealogy research.
How to Network with Family Members Using Social Media for Genealogy Research
Social media is an excellent environment for networking with distant relatives. Here's how to approach them on social media if they have no idea who you are.
What is a Haplogroup and What Can It Tell You About Your Family Tree?
When you get your DNA tested for genealogy, you will often see the term "haplogroup" come up. What is a haplogroup and how does it pertain to your family tree?
Forensic Genealogy
If you really want to dig deep into your genealogy research and discover new things in documents and photos you’ve seen a million times, Forensic Genealogy by Colleen Fitzpatrick, Ph.D. is the...
How to Use Family Lore to Discover the Real Stories
How true are your family's legends? Most have at least a grain of truth in them. Here's how to use family stories as jumping off points to get the real truth behind the legends of your ancestors.
Joining a Surname Study: Where to Find Them and What You Can Get Out of Them
Have you heard of surname studies? These most basic of genealogical study groups can actually yield a lot of good information, especially in the age of DNA. Here's where to find them & how to use...
11 Genealogy Research Tips to Use at Your Next Family Reunion
Your family reunion should be about communion with family as well as family history. Here are 11 ways to incorporate genealogy research into your reunion.
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...
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...
Surname Studies: How They Can Help You Find Your Ancestors
Are you curious about your surname and its origins? You might want to join a surname study group. Here's how these groups can help your genealogy research.
Recommended Genealogy Resources
Recommended Genealogy Resources Here are some resources you might find helpful. Some are available for free, while others require a subscription. Feel free to bookmark this page, as I’ll be...
Genealogy Online
Here’s a wonderful book from Elizabeth Crowe that I found very helpful in my genealogy research. I currently have an older edition and I’m looking forward to purchasing the up-to...
Sicilian Genealogy and Heraldry
Sicilian Genealogy and Heraldry is a new book by one of Sicily’s foremost historians, Louis Mendola. He’s been consulted by the Vatican, the BBC, the New York Times, The History Channel...