Female Ancestors
Finding Female Ancestors: Common Brick Walls and How to Solve Them
Maiden names, missing records, and "disappearing" ancestors—just some of the problems genealogists face. Learn how to scale those brick walls.
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12 Records for Finding Elusive Maiden Names Premium
Find long-lost female ancestors with these 12 resources for discovering maiden names.
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A Timeline of Naturalization Laws Impacting Women
Download and print this Women's Naturalization Timeline to understand the impact of U.S. naturalization laws on women.
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14 Unusual Records for Finding Female Ancestors Premium
If discovering the women in your family tree is one of your genealogy goals, you’ll love these underused resources for finding female ancestors.
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Vacation, All She Ever Wanted: Women’s Travel Diaries
Relive past adventures of some fearless females! Duke University has a gorgeous digital collection of historic women's travel diaries available online.
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Beyond Rosie: How Women Served in Wartime
Women can do it...because they always have! From the Revolutionary War to WWII, learn the various, surprising ways women in wartime served our country.
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5 Ideas to Get to Know the Females in Your Family Tree
It often takes extra effort to identify and trace women throughout their entire lives. Try these 5 tasks to get to know the females on your family tree.
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How to Learn About Working Women in Old Family Photos
Did your female ancestors work outside the home? In this article, the photo detective, Maureen Taylor, demonstrates how you can find clues to your great-grandma's occupation in old photographs.
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Case Study: Identifying Woman’s Parents With a Delayed Birth Record Premium
Contributing Editor Sunny Morton explains how she used collateral research techniques and a delayed birth record to identify an ancestor’s parents—who were also neighbors.
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Remembering the Ladies: Labeling Photos With Maiden Names
Discovering women's identities can be tricky as they were often listed under their married name, or not at all. Here are clues to help identifying them.
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