The church some of my ancestors attended in Sant'Angelo a Cupolo, Italy.The first time I visited my grandfather's hometown in Italy, I got stranded there. My husband and I went there without a plan. We...
4 Ways to Decide Where to Spend Your Family Tree Research Time
Yeah, I've got a lot of branches to work on.The more time you spend at this exciting adventure we call genealogy, the more branches your family tree has.Your parents form two branches. Your grandparents...
4 Ways to Fit Genealogy into Your Busy Day
Don't stress about it. Do your genealogy in stolen moments.Does this sound familiar? You haven't worked on your genealogy in a while because you're busy at your new job. Or your kids had the flu. Or you...
How to Connect the Dots to Your Possible Relatives
You've got your DNA matches. You've got people who share a bunch of your last names. You've probably ID'd a lot of possible relatives.How will you find your connection to them? How will you connect those...
How to Turn a Hunch into Facts for Your Family Tree
I rarely come up with a hypothesis about my family tree. An idea that might be the truth. But this week I formed a logical theory.A theory gives you some facts to work with when you have little or none....
Climbing Up, Down and Across Your Family Tree
Following a HunchMy great aunt's 1942 marriage.Yesterday I was taking a looking at my grandfather's sister, Assunta Iamarino.My oldest cousin from that family was born in 1948. The online marriage records...
4 Ways to Make Big Genealogy Progress When You Have Little Time
You've seen the memes. Genealogists would rather spend every moment working on their family trees than, say, eating, sleeping or dealing with people.It doesn't take a ton of time to make real genealogy...
How One Man's In-Laws Led to My Own Birth
It began with a 1900 ship manifest showing my relative, Giuseppe Caruso, on line one. I found this record very early in my family history research.My second great uncle and another man had the same brother-in-law....
When Should You Hire a Professional Genealogist?
My ancestors' welcome party.Why are your working on your family tree?Are you finding out about the roots your family never discussed? Is it a giant puzzle that makes a complete picture of you? Is it simply...
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