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Access Paid Genealogy Databases for Free With This Simple Trick Last Updated February 12, 2024 Ancestry 50% Off Gift Memberships for Black Friday (Gift to Anyone, Even Yourself!) Looking for a totally free way to access a variety of paid genealogy records, like those provided by Ancestry or MyHeritage, from your own computer? Well there’s good news,…

The Important National Death Registers That Many Family Historians Miss Last Updated May 16, 2024 Ancestry 50% Off Gift Memberships for Black Friday (Gift to Anyone, Even Yourself!) Are you in search of a date or place of death for a certain member of your family tree, but keep coming up empty handed? If the…

Google Maps Will Help You Learn More About Your Ancestors Last Updated May 4, 2018 Ancestry 50% Off Gift Memberships for Black Friday (Gift to Anyone, Even Yourself!) By Jodi Bash Have you ever taken a really long road trip? The kind that takes days to get where you’re going? It’s not as common anymore…

Have You Searched These Genealogy Photo Collections for Your Ancestors? Last Updated May 4, 2018 Ancestry 50% Off Gift Memberships for Black Friday (Gift to Anyone, Even Yourself!) Are you lucky enough to have a collection of old photographs of your ancestors? A surprisingly small number of family historians are able to answer “yes” to…

Were Your Ancestors American Pioneers? Here’s How to Track Them Down Online Last Updated January 30, 2023 Ancestry 50% Off Gift Memberships for Black Friday (Gift to Anyone, Even Yourself!) By Tony Bandy From Conestoga wagons on long, dusty trails to pioneers struggling for success on a homestead in Oregon – America’s westward expansion in…

Digitizing Family Photos and Records: What’s the Best Format to Use? Last Updated May 4, 2018 Ancestry 50% Off Gift Memberships for Black Friday (Gift to Anyone, Even Yourself!) By Tony Bandy From official documents and family snapshots to handwritten letters and more – incorporating scanned images and documents into your genealogy research can be…

3rd Cousin Twice Removed? This Chart Helps You Sort Out Confusing Cousin Relationships Last Updated August 7, 2023 Ancestry 50% Off Gift Memberships for Black Friday (Gift to Anyone, Even Yourself!) If you’ve been looking through DNA matches recently, or connecting with distant cousins through traditional genealogy research, you’ve likely found yourself wondering, “If I share…

Need Help Deciphering Old Genealogy Documents? Explore These Free Handwriting Resources Last Updated October 26, 2023 Ancestry 50% Off Gift Memberships for Black Friday (Gift to Anyone, Even Yourself!) By Tony Bandy From online databases to image archives, researching our family history has never been easier. However, there is one problem that digitization and online…

This May Be the Most Important Genealogy Research Trick You’ll Ever Learn Last Updated February 15, 2024 Ancestry 50% Off Gift Memberships for Black Friday (Gift to Anyone, Even Yourself!) The first thing most family history researchers do when they encounter a genealogy website is to begin searching for their ancestors in the general (main)…

How To Quickly Find Free Genealogy Records Through the Digital Public Library of America Last Updated May 4, 2018 Ancestry 50% Off Gift Memberships for Black Friday (Gift to Anyone, Even Yourself!) Wouldn’t it be wonderful if there was an online research site that allowed you to easily search for records about your ancestors from…