Mexican civil registration records are an essential, easy to access resource for Mexican genealogy research.
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These French Canadian genealogy books are essential reading to get you started on your research.
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Here’s a few links I liked this week to start off your weekend!
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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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Happy Friday! Here’s some fun links from the week!
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Chances are you have at least some paper copies of your genealogy records. There are two basic systems for organizing your paper files – file folders and binders. This post will go over how to get started organizing your genealogy papers into binders.
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Genealogy research logs are essential to keeping your genealogy organized. They help make sure you maximize your research time and don’t duplicate the work you’ve already done.
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Family Tree is a British magazine that has beginner guides to in-depth resources for experienced genealogists.
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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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It’s been a very challenging but important time the past couple of weeks. I took some time off of social media and the blog to reflect. Here’s some of my thoughts on how I can support BIPOC, and some links for the weekend.
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June is National Caribbean American Heritage Month. While the Caribbean encompasses many cultures and languages, there are free resources to help you find with your Caribbean family tree research!
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What are your plans for the weekend? I’ll be catching up on some genealogy books I checked out from the library three months ago and haven’t gotten around to yet!
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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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Do you have any plans for Mother’s Day this weekend? It’s hard to believe it’s already here!
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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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Happy Friday! Have you jumped on the puzzle craze yet? I just finished a puzzle of the map of London and this weekend will swap puzzles with my parents (from 6 feet apart, of course).
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Try your hand at making your own family heirloom to pass down with these family tree embroidery designs.
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