Genealogy Video Tip: Finding Old Land Records in Illinois
Our Secrets to Beat Your Illinois Brick Walls webinar Thursday evening, April 11, picks up where our Illinois Genealogy Crash Course left off, introducing you to more-advanced, lesser-known genealogy resources ito trace ancestors in Illinois. In this video tip from the Secrets to Beat Your Illinois Brick Walls webinar, presenter...
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When May 28, 8113, rolls around, an unspecified number of our descendants will gather at what today is Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. There, they’ll open a stainless steel door to a 20x10x10-foot room and lay eyes on an odd array of objects: a flashlight, Lincoln Logs, a potato masher...
View DetailsDiscover the Best Websites for Irish Genealogy Research
Having a hard time making progress with your Irish genealogy search? Maybe you're not looking in the right places. Our March 28 webinar, Best Irish Genealogy Websites, will help you find ancestors using websites that provide key resources for Irish research. In this sneak peek video, Irish genealogy expert...
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A couple of weeks ago, I posted about my third-great-grandmother's hard-to-read maiden name in her divorce case file from 1879 to 1881. Many of you offered suggestions for searching for her family in the 1850 and 1860 censuses—thank you! I tried those searches and I kept examining the case file...
View DetailsJanuary/February 2013 Editor’s Note Premium
Family Tree Magazine Managing Editor Diane Haddad encourages you to stay strong with your genealogy New Year's resolutions and suggests articles from the January/February 2013 issue.
View DetailsTips for Researching Your Ancestors’ Military Records
Veterans Day is Sunday, Nov. 11, a time to honor those military men and women who have served our country. Chances are strong that someone in your family was a soldier, sailor, airman, Marine, guardsman or state militiaman. Even if you don't have irrefutable evidence of an ancestor's military service...
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Go behind the scenes of PBS’ popular series "Antiques Roadshow" exploring everyday folks’ antiques.
View DetailsFluffing Out My Family Tree With Social History
Compared to the sprawling family tree on my mom's side, my dad’s paternal side looks like the Charlie Brown Christmas tree. It goes back only to my great-grandparents, and has my grandfather and his siblings, and my dad and his sisters. I haven’t found any siblings of...
View DetailsGenealogy Insider: Canada’s Past in Peril Premium
As Library and Archives Canada faces budget cuts, can a digitized collection and new technology innovations save the records of your ancestors?
View DetailsWebsites to View 1940 Census Records for Free Premium
Several websites offer 1940 census record images for free, with indexes being added state by state. Here's a quick look at the record viewers and indexing progress of each state.
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