Case Studies
Case Studies
Case Study: Courthouse Genealogy Research in Action Premium
Never paged through probates in the halls of justice? Join the club. We sent a fellow first-timer to scout out the territory and show you the ropes of courthouse genealogy research.
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Case Study: Using Passport Applications in Immigrant Research Premium
Here are tips on finding an ancestor's place of origin from passport applications, a commonly overlooked genealogy record.
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Case Study: How I Used Chain Migration to Find My Welsh Ancestors Premium
Cluster research is a handy tool for finding one’s ancestors. Here is a case study using chain migration to find Welsh ancestors.
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Case Study: Using Registration Affidavit of Alien Enemy in Immigrant Research Premium
Sometimes genealogists need to be creative when searching for information. Here's a case study involving Registration Affidavit of Alien Enemy documents.
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Case Study: Petitions for Naturalization
A woman regains her US citizenship after marrying an immigrant in this Brooklyn-based case study.
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Stories to Tell: Our Ancestors War Migrations Premium
In Stories to Tell, we shares a researcher’s tale of unexpected family history discovery. This time, a genealogist discovers how historic events prompted her ancestors’ migrations.
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Case Study: Early Alien Registration Records for Immigrant Research
In his latest roundup of overlooked immigration records, Rich Venezia shares a useful resource for tracing immigrant ancestors: early alien registration records.
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Case Study: Naturalization Correspondence Files
If you're having trouble tracking down the birthplace of your ancestors, there may be records you haven't thought to access. In this part of our ongoing series on unusual records, Rich discusses “Bureau of Naturalization Correspondence Files” documents.
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Immigration Details in City Marriage Returns Premium
If you're having trouble tracking down your ancestor's country of origin, don't give up. There may be additional sources that you've yet to investigate.
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Case Study: Discovering an Unexpected Family Member Premium
When a woman launches a genetic genealogy search for her grandfather, she ends up uncovering an unexpected family member as well. Here's her story.
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