General Genealogy

How to Determine Relationships with Shared DNA Matches

Looking for your birth parents and other relatives? Curious about how to determine relationships from shared DNA? This guide can help.

5 Genealogy Facts Every Researcher Should Know

Family trees are as different as the people who research them. But these key facts can help all US researchers, regardless of circumstance.

How to Stir Your Own Memories for Genealogy Clues

Documenting your own memories can be a great tool for furthering your family history research. Author Sunny Morton shares three tips to help you recall your past.

How To Get Young Adults Into Genealogy

With a bit of nudging and the right help, teens, millennials or anyone from a younger generation can fall in love with genealogy.

5 Questions Genealogists Should Always Ask

Are you ready to become a Family History Detective? Put your sleuthing skills to work by asking these questions of your results.

Your Genealogy Disaster Plan: Before Disaster Strikes Premium

As a genealogist, are you prepared for natural disasters? Here are tips for being prepared and keeping your documents and heirlooms safe.

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Terms of Endearment Premium

Sorting through the terminology to describe all the relationships on our family trees can leave us baffled. Read on to sort out your in-laws from your ex-aunts.