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Ancestry Insider Also one of our Family Tree 40 top genealogy blogs, this site gives you the scoop on not only Ancestry.com, but also genealogy giant FamilySearch; the anonymous blogger has worked at both. Check here first to get the most out of what’s new at...

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Best Big Genealogy Websites in 2013 Premium

Ancestry.com This mammoth subscription site ($155.40 per year for US collections; $299.40 per year for worldwide collections) added 30 new collections just last year, including the 1940 US census (free through 2013), border-crossing records, Marine Corps muster rolls and War of 1812 pension application indexes...

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Best Western US Genealogy Websites in 2013 Premium

Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates Genealogy at your fingertips doesn’t get much easier than this search for birth certificates (1855-1937) and death certificates (1844-1962). Click on a search result to view a PDF of the original record. BYU Idaho The star of this site is the...

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Best Northern US Genealogy Websites in 2013 Premium

Alaska Libraries, Archives and Museums Sample the multimedia offerings of Alaska’s Digital Archives or explore the state’s newspapers in an index of more than 200,000 articles. Click “Genealogy Resources” and navigate to the Archives section for a probate index, naturalization records and World War...

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Best US Genealogy Websites of 2013 Premium

American Battle Monuments Commission If you have a military ancestor buried in an overseas cemetery, this is the place to look: The site has details on nearly 125,000 American war dead in 24 overseas cemeteries, plus an additional 94,000 soldiers commemorated on Tablets of the Missing. Bureau of...

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101 Best Websites for Genealogy in 2013 Premium

Our 2013 roundup of the 101 Best Websites for genealogy offers rays of research hope with new sites plus perennial favorites sporting new features and records.

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Genealogy Q&A: Analyzing Census Clues Premium

Q. I found an older husband and wife with the maiden surname of my ancestor living next door in the census—probably her parents. But how can I be sure? A. With candidates to search for, you can try to find birth records or earlier census records that provide evidence...

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