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Using the Right Google Search Engine for Best Results!
(Genealogy In Time Magazine – June 12, 2016) To get the most out of any Google search for your ancestors, it is necessary to understand how Google works. An important consideration is to realize…
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Ancestry Academy Adds New Short Genealogy Courses
(Ancestry Blog – June 9, 2016) Ancestry Academy has added something new this month: Short Courses! This new offering will give you quick tips on one topic in 5 minutes or less. This month we…
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FamilySearch Adds New Civil War Records Collection
(FamilySearch – May 30, 2016) In conjunction with Memorial Day, FamilySearch.org announced today significant updates to its free Civil War historic record collections online. The new FamilySearc…
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Free Military Cemetery and Casualty Databases Online
(Kimberly Powell’s About Genealogy Weekly Blog – May 24, 2016) From 1775 through 1991, over 41 million men and women served in the U.S. military during wartime. Of these, 651,031 died in b…
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National Archives Quarterly Prologue Magazine
(Ancestry Blog – May 19, 2016) Guest post by Linda Barnickel Whether you are exploring National Archives records found on Ancestry, planning a research trip to our nation’s capital, or just wa…
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The Social Security Death Index Is Still Available!
(Dick Eastman – May 12, 2016) The Social Security Death Index (often called the SSDI) is a valuable tool for genealogists. It lists deceased people within the United States. When first created, …
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Three Tips for Identifying Old Photos
(FamilySearch Blog – May 5, 2016) For the family historian, few things are as precious as an old family photo. These photos can serve as a tangible link to the past. “Family photos are pow…
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Find Clues to Women’s Lives in Obituaries
(GenealogyBank – April 16, 2016) Introduction: In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how newspaper obituaries can provide many details and further clues when researching your female ances…
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Hidden Gems on FamilySearch
(By Lisa Alzo, Internet Genealogy Magazine – March 24, 2016) If you frequent FamilySearch to search for your ancestors, you likely just go to the digitized collections, or maybe you scan the Fam…
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