One method to busting brick walls is to change up where and how you’re researching. Here’s 10 tips on how to widen your research net.
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One of the first strategies to take when trying to bust down a brick wall is to review and analyze your existing research.
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Timelines are super helpful for your genealogy research and can help with your brick walls.
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Here are 7 tips on how to create a genealogy research plan.
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Researching ancestor name changes can be a challenge, but there are several resources and strategies you can use to find their original name.
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Have you tried looking for the wills and estate records of your ancestors? Estate records should be one of the top records you look for because they can be jam-packed with information!
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The holidays are a great time to ask your family questions about their experiences and memories. Here’s 31 questions to get you started.
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Genealogy research in cemeteries is essential. Cemetery research can give you a lot of clues and be a substitute when vital records can’t be found.
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When I first started researching my French Canadian branches, I couldn’t figure out what on earth “dit” meant and why these people had two names! Click to read more about nom dit and what these mean for your family.
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Have you heard of Alien Files, AKA A-Files? If not, and if you have an immigrant ancestor who was in the US in the 1940s and 1950s, you could be missing out on some great resources!
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If you’re starting out on the exciting journey of researching your family tree, you may be unknowingly making some of these common mistakes in genealogy. Here’s 6 common mistakes and tips on what to do instead for each!
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Obituaries are an essential resource in your genealogy toolkit. They’re an amazing source of family history info.
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If you have an ancestor who fought in the Civil War, pension records are an amazing source of information for your family tree.
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Are you making this mistake with online family trees? Here’s some best practices to using public family trees so you can avoid problems later.
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LGBT genealogy research can pose some challenges. How do we go about identifying our LGBTQ ancestors, who may have lived at a time when homosexuality was illegal, or at the very least, looked down upon? How can we uncover their stories and honor their voices and experiences?
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Someone not appearing on a census is a common issue. There are a lot of reasons why you can’t find your ancestor, but there are strategies you can use to uncover them.
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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.
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The OAC is a free website of primary source collections from repositories across the state. It’s a great resource for genealogical research as collections of personal papers, correspondence, photographs, and oral histories are available to search.
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If you have Japanese ancestry, you may have heard the term koseki when researching your genealogy. But what is a koseki and how can it help you trace your family tree?
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