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Finding Historical Context: Episode 49

Find out some outstanding resources to uncover the social history of your ancestors, and get a taste of your family's food heritage.

Understanding the 1862 Homestead Act: Episode 48

Understanding the 1862 Homestead Act, using the Newberry Atlas of Historical Boundaries, and demystifying confusing land record terms. Plus: Why Facebook's new timeline has a silver lining for genealogists.

Tips for Researching the 1940 Census: Episode 47

In this episode, we're celebrating the release of the 1940 census with tips, websites and resources you can use in your research.

Finding Living Relatives: Episode 46

Finding living relatives, verifying data from online family trees, and an interview with Daniel Horowitz, Chief Genealogist at MyHeritage.com. Plus: Using Facebook to find out more about your ancestor's hometown.

Social Security Death Index: Episode 45

The campaign to save the Social Security Death Index, an interview with Mocavo’s Chief Genealogist, a sneak peek at the Spring 2012 Virtual Conference!

Catch Up with MyHeritage’s Daniel Horowitz: Episode 44

Finding living relatives, verifying data from online family trees and an interview with Daniel Horowitz, Chief Genealogist at MyHeritage.com.

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Navigating Naming Conventions: Episode 43

This month's podcast features tips on naming conventions, as well as a discussion of the Western States Historical Marriage Index.

Preserving Your Family’s Recipes: Episode 42

Tips on how to get relatives to discuss family history, a discussion of the Historic American Cookbook Project, and news on the Genealogists for Families project at Kiva.com.

Using Autosomal DNA to Solve Family Mysteries: Episode 41

In this episode we explore using autosomal DNA testing to solve family mysteries, planning a research trip to Salt Lake City and more.

A Tour of the Periodical Source Index (PERSI): Episode 40

Search secrets for online newspaper collections, a crash course in finding digitized old books on the web, and pointers for using the Periodical Source Index to find articles about your ancestry. Plus: A new source for US census records online.