Julian Versus Gregorian Calendar Systems

(Ancestry Blog – January 19, 2016) What, you say, that can’t be right. Ancestors’ birthdays don’t just change, do they? They might, if you’re looking at the wrong calendar. Most of us ar…

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After You’ve Searched the Basic Records, What’s Next?

(Kimberly Powell’s Genealogy Blog – January 19, 2016) Family History Research in Manuscript Collections You’ve found birth, death and marriage records for your ancestors. Traced them…

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Genealogy Tips: What’s His Name Again?

(GenealogyBank – January 16, 2015) Genealogists pay careful attention to names, searching diligently to find the complete names of every relative. But sometimes those names have been changed. It…

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The 12 Days of Christmas for Genealogists

(GenealogyBank Blog – December 21, 2015) Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this blog article, Gena gives examples of s…

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Limited Access to SSDI

(Kimberly Powell’s Weekly Blog – November 15, 2015) The Social Security Death Master File, maintained by the US Social Security Administration (SSA), is a database of death records collect…

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Six Secret Google Search Tricks for Genealogy That’ll Help You Find Your Ancestors

(from Family History Daily Blog – November 2015) Most of us use Google search to look for our ancestors on a regular basis. After all, once we’re done searching our favorite family history sit…

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If You Don’t Put It Online – Your Descendants Will Not Find It!

(December 4, 2015 By Thomas Jay Kemp with GenealogyBank) With January 1st approaching, how’s this for a New Year’s Resolution: preserve your family history records online so that future generation…

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How to Find a Revolutionary War Patriot

(from Dick Eastman’s Daily Newsletter · November 10, 2015) After earlier skirmishes, the American Revolutionary War started with the battle between British troops and local Massachusetts militi…

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Are You An Effective Genealogist?

Internet Genealogy article by Donna Potter Phillips, Internet Genealogy author November 9, 2015) What I mean is that are you a successful genealogist or an unsuccessful genealogist? Do you usually ach…

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Eight Ways to Avoid Going Down the Wrong Path

(Kimberly Powell’s About Genealogy Weekly Newsletter November 3, 2015) There is nothing more frustrating than finding out the ancestors you’ve been so diligently searching aren’t rea…

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National Digital Newspaper Program

(Dick Eastman’s Daily Newsletter October 26, 2015) I have written before about the National Digital Newspaper Program, but not for some time. The program continues to grow and expand, so perhaps…

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Tips for Finding Your Ancestors in Genealogy Databases

(All About Genealogy by Kimberly Powell) How many of you have ancestors that you just can’t find in a census, newspaper, or other online database when you just know they must be there? Before yo…

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