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Your early-settler ancestor may have lived in several different counties even if he didn't move an inch. Here's how to figure out those shifting county boundaries and tell which county has the genealogy records you need.
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FamilySearch.org keeps adding new record collections, but an old standby—the International Genealogical Index (IGI)—remains one of the site’s most useful resources.
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Explore Civil War genealogy records and history at these top 10 online destinations. Plus: State-by-state Civil War websites and resources for offline research.
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Over the years, Bostonians have compiled information on local forebears into several excellent collections. These are some of our favorites.
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Not quite sure how or where to start your genealogical research? 
Follow these 10 easy tips for using Ancestry.com to get on course fast.
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Need a quick burst of inspiration? Try these 10 techniques to flesh out those elusive ancestors.
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Start delving into the details of your own forebears’ daily lives by exploring 10 of our favorite social history sites.
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Online video has become seriously popular, and it can bring you genealogy benefits as well as giggles. Tune in for 10 ways online video can amp up your family history research.
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Bring good fortune to your family history search with our 13th annual collection of the 101 Best Websites for genealogy.
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Free online resources for finding African-American ancestors.
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