Author: Diane Haddad

5 Clues You May Have Native American Ancestry

If you suspect you may have Native American roots based on family stories, here are five tips that may help you prove your claim.

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5 Everyday Uses for Evernote Tags

This guest post was written by Kerry Scott, blogger at Clue Wagon and also author of a new book on the Evernote software and its potential for genealogists, How to Use Evernote for Genealogy. Stop me if you've heard this one: "Evernote. That's a note-taking app, right?” Yes, Evernote...

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Best Online Genealogy Record Releases of 2015 Premium

One of these 2015 top genealogy releases could solve the research brick wall in your family tree.

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Expert Tips for Organizing Your Life in Evernote

Need a new way to organize your research life (or your life in general)? In this guest post, Kerry Scott, blogger at Clue Wagon and author of the new book How to Use Evernote for Genealogy, shares her Evernote organization scheme. The first time I tried Evernote, I hated it...

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5 Cool, Free History Apps to Experience Your Ancestors’ Time

Next week's Genealogst's iPad Crash Course webinar will include genealogy app recommendations and demos from presenter Lisa Louse Cooke, but today I wanted to share a few cool history apps that'll help you view your ancestor's world. Today In History from Downshift LLC provides headlines, quotes and images of important...

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Chapman Codes and Why They Matter for English Genealogy Research

Looking for locations of English ancestors? Here's a list of pre-1974 British counties and their Chapman codes.

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Cloud Genealogy: A Short Glossary

We were joking here in the office yesterday that "cloud genealogy," a nebulous term (haha—see what I did there?) you might've heard tossed around, is when you're having bad luck in your genealogy life. But what cloud genealogy really means is that your research is...

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German Naming Traditions Genealogists Should Know

Learn a little about German naming traditions, and how this knowledge can further your genealogy research.

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10 Ways to Leverage Evernote for Your Genealogy Research

After every Family Tree Magazine issue closes, we have byproducts, mostly digital but some on paper: lineups, manuscripts, edited manuscripts, photos, illustrations, emails, contracts, invoices, proofs, storyboards (showing what’s on each page of the issue), and so on. All these pieces can make a mess. Genealogy researches also produces byproducts...

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