10 Terrific Resources For Identifying Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Hometown

Finding an immigrant ancestor’s hometown is a goal for many genealogy researchers. There are several key US resources to help you uncover your ancestor’s birthplace.

Research Skills, Genealogy ResourcesJessica NeavesMarch 8, 2022immigration records, immigration, hometowns, home sources, Naturalization, Religious records, census, Passenger lists, border crossing records, alien registration files, Obituaries, Military records, Pension files, Passport applications, Vital records Comments

Can’t Find Your Female Ancestors? You Need To Try Using Religious Records

If you can’t find your women ancestors, try religious records. These valuable resources began before civil registration and can have details not in other records.

Research SkillsJessica NeavesMay 25, 2021women, Church records, Religious records, synagogue recordsComment

How to Research Your Orphan Ancestors

If you’ve discovered your ancestor was an orphan, there are many types of genealogy records to help you in your search for more answers.