Author: Andrew Koch

How to Browse US Census Records When Name Searches Don’t Work

Find your missing ancestors by browsing census images with enumeration district numbers. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how.

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7 Steps for Fact-Checking Online Family Trees Premium

Determine if the information you find in online family trees (such as those at Ancestry.com, FamilySearch and MyHeritage) is accurate.

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Strengthen Your Genealogy Research Skills in One Month

Your genealogy skills are like a muscle—they need to be exercised! This month-long plan will help you build and improve your genealogy research skills.

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Find Your Ancestor in a Week: A 7-Day Genealogy Research Plan Premium

Get down to business with this day-by-day guide to finding your ancestors fast. Each day in this genealogy research plan covers a different record group.

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Genealogy on a Budget: 6 Money-Saving Techniques Premium

Save some cash in your family history quest with these six easy genealogy money-saving tips for saving big on website subscriptions, DNA tests and more.

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Fire and Blood: The (Spoiler-Free) Game of Thrones Family Tree

Starks and Lannisters and Baratheons and Targaryens—who can keep track? Genealogists of course! Here's a spoiler-free Game of Thrones family tree.

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An Irish Map of Counties for Plotting Your Irish Roots

If you have Irish roots, you've probably at least heard of the counties in Ireland. Consult this map of Ireland and its counties to figure out which your ancestor lived in.

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Research Roadmap: World War I Western Front Premium

Celebrate Christmas with this WWI map of the famous "Christmas Truce" of 1914.

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4 Birthright Citizenship Facts Genealogists Should Know Premium

For nearly 150 years, all individuals born on US soil have automatically gained US citizenship. What is birthright citizenship, and what does it mean for genealogists?

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