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How to Connect With Genealogists on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube
I'm old enough to remember Web 1.0, when you could view online content, and that was about it. Wow, have things changed. Now, we learn about genealogy not only from those with the wherewithal to create and maintain a website, but also from each other, through social media. Friending...
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Genealogy Web Guide to Searching Ancestry.com Premium
Make the most of your Ancestry.com membership with our guide to the best search tips and techniques for finding your ancestor's records on this giant genealogy website.
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8 “Next Steps” For Starting Your Genealogy
This week, I had the pleasure of Skyping with a class of sixth graders working on a genealogy project. Here's a photo their teacher Tweeted: They'd already interviewed family members and done some research into census records, so after talking a little bit about how I got interested in...
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Case Study: Clues to Unknown Children in 1900 and 1910 Censuses
Learn how former editor Diane Haddad discovered clues to previously unknown infant deaths in her family, thanks to 1900 and 1910 census records.
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Tips for Tracing Russian Roots
This morning's news had me excited about the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics this week in Sochi, Russia. Sochi is in Western Russia, on the Black Sea. Western Russia, including areas that are now independent countries, was the source of significant immigration to the United States in the...
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Tips to Find and Share Old Family Recipes
Food takes center stage at the holidays, when many families enjoy old recipes passed down from grandmas and great-grandmas. Occasions such as Thanksgiving, Hannukah, Christmas and Kwanzaa are ideal times to gather up family recipes, find out relatives' memories about the dishes, and share them. Collect and share old...
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Beyond-the-Basics Genealogy Resources for Tracing Massachusetts Ancestors
Around Thanksgiving, you might stand a bit taller with pride in your Mayflower Pilgrim roots. Whether your Massachusetts ancestors include Pilgrims (who were actually headed for Virginia, but strayed off-course during a storm), Massachusetts Bay Colony settlers, Irish or French Canadian immigrants, or other Bay State residents, you can delve...
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8 Photo and Document Scanning Tips for Genealogists
Does a pile of papers and pictures stand between you and your dream of a digitized family archive? Digitized files are easier than their paper counterparts to share with relatives, back up, and turn into a family history book one day. Get started scanning with these quick tips from...
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Unpuzzling Your Ancestors’ County Boundary Changes
Figuring out your US ancestors' county boundaries can be like doing a puzzle with pieces that keep changing size and shape. If one of your ancestral families settled early in what's now Morrow county in central Ohio, for example, they conceivably could've resided in—count 'em up—seven different counties without...
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Discovering the Truth About Family History Claims Premium
Do your relatives whisper about American Indian heritage, a black sheep ancestor or a link to a famous person? Our 10 genealogy research tips will help you investigate family stories and find out whether they're true.
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