Author: David A. Fryxell

Four Secrets to Successful Web Searches Premium

Your online genealogy research sessions will be more productive with these web search strategies.

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Genealogy Q&A: Can inaccurate census data be corrected? Premium

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Tips for Researching a WWII POW in Germany Premium

Q. My father, now deceased, was captured by Germans while serving in the Army in World War II. I’d like to know more about the prison camp, which I believe was in Saxony. A. A POW camp in Saxony would’ve been part of Germany’s Military District...

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Genealogy Q&A: Researching Our Ancestors’ Weather Premium

Q. My great-great-uncle was killed in a tornado March 5, 1919, in Eufaula, Ala. How can I learn more about the storm? A. Some National Weather Service forecast centers have pages about local tornado history. The Birmingham office, for example, has a database of Alabama tornadoes dating back to...

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Genealogy Q&A: Genealogy in Post-WWII Eastern Europe Premium

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US Time Zones: A History Timeline

US time zones helped to shape our ancestors' lives. Here's a timeline that outlines how the timezones familiar to us today came about.

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Tutorial: Map Your Family History with Place My Past Premium

If you’ve ever wanted to put your family on the map, Place My Past is for you. This Australia-based site combines family trees with maps and geocoding technology, enabling you to place even the most obscure family history events in geographic context. Here’s how to get up and...

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Now What? GRO Records Premium

Q. I can’t find my ancestors in Lancashire, England, in the General Register Office (GRO) indexes to birth, marriage and death records. Could the index contain errors? Where else could I look?

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