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Using an Index to Get the Original Genealogy Record
How do you go from your ancestor’s name in a printed or online index to the original record? Just follow this seven-step system.
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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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4 Ways You Can Preserve Family History in Evernote
Here are four ways you can use Evernote to preserve your own family history.
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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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How Your Scandinavian Ancestors Got Their Surnames
Most of the time in genealogy, you can rely on a child to have the same surname as his or her father. A big exception—one that's often frustrating for those of you tracing Scandinavian ancestors—is the patronymic surname. Starting Monday, Aug. 10, our Family Tree University four-week course Scandinavian Genealogy...
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