Genealogy News

Why Did My Ancestor Change His Name?

(from Kimberrly Powell’s About Genealogy 9-1-2015) When we think of tracing our family tree, we often envision following our family surname back thousands of years to the first bearer of the nam…

Use GenDisasters.com to Find Out What May Have Happened to Your Family

(Dick Eastman · August 10, 2015) GenDisasters.com is a genealogy site that contains information on the historic disasters, events, and tragic accidents our ancestors endured, as well as, information …

Preserving and Digitizing Newspapers

(from Dick Eastman · July 6, 2015) Archivists using the latest conservation technology are racing to digitize 300 years of newspapers before they crumble to dust – and that’s just for starters. T…

Ancestry Academy Offer Multiple Genealogy Courses for Beginners and Intermediates

(from Dick Eastman’s Daily Newsletter · July 1, 2015) The following article was written by editor Pam Cerutti. NOTE: Pam Cerutti is the editor of this newsletter, but her professional backgroun…

Surname Spelling Mistakes!

(by Diane L Richard, Your Genealogy Today and Internet Genealogy author 6-27-2015) Be careful of what you consider to be the “correct”, or “only”, spelling of a surname. Though we now consider…

What Your Town Looked Like on Penny Postcards

(from Dick Eastman’s daily newsletter · June 23, 2015) Years ago, postcards cost 1¢ to mail within the U.S. Postage was temporarily raised to 2¢ from 1917 to 1919 to cover the cost of World W…

What is A SNP?

(from The Legal Genealogist 6-8-2015) It’s an acronym, short for Single Nucleotide Polymorphism. Which, all in all, is such a mouthful that it’s no wonder it got shortened to SNP. By definition, i…

It’s Wise to Organize

(from Allen County Public Library by Curt B. Witcher 6-1-2015) *************************************** In all the talking, thinking, and writing about family history, proportionately few pieces and pr…

Catholic Parish Records in the United States

(Allen County Public Library by Sara Allen 6-1-2015) *************************************** Church records can provide crucial details about our ancestors, especially when other records such as civil…

How to Trace Your U.S. Military Ancestors

(from Kimberly Powell’s About Genelaogy Weekly Column 5-19-2015) Nearly every generation of Americans has known war. From the early colonists, to the men and women currently serving in America&#…

Guessing a Name Variation

(from FamilySearch Wiki 5-8-2015) Where to Start Guessing a Name Variation? Twenty ways to find an elusive name including using competing indexes, initials, abbreviations, middle names, nicknames, IGI…

Google Power Search: How to Search Just One Web Site

(from Dick Eastman · May 5, 2015) There’s a lot more you can do with Google than just search the Internet. Instead of searching the entire Internet, you may be more interested in seeing search resu…

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