I spent this past weekend hunting. For people. For a few of my missing fifth great grandparents.And I found them!Because I write this blog twice a week, I've gotten very focused on how I do things. I'm...
When You Can't Find Your Ancestor on a Map
I'm working on the ultimate database of my ancestral hometowns in the 19th century. I'm typing the important facts into a spreadsheet as I examine:birth recordsdeath recordsmarriage recordsfrom all my...
How to Handle Foreign Words in Your Family Tree
I record occupations in my ancestor's language.Years ago I dove headfirst into transcribing Italian vital records for my family tree. I visited a Family History Center, viewed the microfilm, and typed...
How to Keep Track of All Your Surnames
I'm in the midst of a huge genealogy project, trying to find the common ancestors my parents share.Yup. DNA analysis shows that my parents are distant cousins. By adding more and more great grandparents...
Genealogy: Where Endless Searching is Part of the Fun
All last week I was looking forward to my three-day weekend. I would have so much fun with non-stop genealogy!Chasing genealogy facts is this much fun.©The SimpsonsSaturday was great. I identified more...
How to Handle the Unrelated People in Your Family Tree
Update: Family Tree Analyzer is now available for Mac.They probably belong in your family tree, right? Those families with your name, from your town. You have every reason to believe they're related to...
Build Your Own Genealogy Research Library
I've been building my fortified family tree for 15 years. I started by writing down facts in a black and white composition notebook. I graduated to Family Tree Maker software so I could see the bigger...
Start Your Rainy-Day Genealogy List
All genealogists have their top goals in mind. Trace their ancestors to the old country. Discover their great grandmother's maiden name. That's a given.And I hope you've created your list of genealogy...
Who's Borrowing Your Family Tree?
Each time I log into ancestry.com, I see a short list called "Recent Member Connect Activity". It shows me when someone has saved one of my images to their own tree.Most of the images in my family tree...
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