Freedmen’s Bureau Records: A Genealogist’s Guide
Freedmen’s Bureau records are more accessible now than ever, online at sites like Ancestry.com and FamilySearch. Learn what you can uncover in them.
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Unusual Records: Researching County Histories Premium
Tracking down your ancestor's hometown or place of birth isn't always easy. In this edition of Unusual Records, Rich Venezia shares another resource for finding where your ancestors resided.
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Now What? Poorhouse Records Research Premium
In this Q&A, David Fryxell reveals how to research your ancestors in poorhouse records.
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How to Search Patents for Your Ancestors Premium
If you’re curious about the inventors in your family tee, you can make some amazing discoveries! Follow this basic formula to trace an ancestor's patent(s).
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Home-Run Heritage: Researching Athletic Ancestors Premium
Score a big win for your family history by researching the sporting days of your athletic ancestors.
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Find Genealogy Clues in Old Home Movies Premium
Your old home movies are filled with family history. Learn how to preserve these treasures and mine them for research clues.
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Free 10 Essential Genealogy Research Forms
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Genealogy Workbook: Institutional Records Premium
Tuberculosis sanatoriums. State hospitals. Poor farms and almshouses. “Insane” asylums. Old folks’ homes. Orphanages. Prisons. Almost everyone has a relative who—whether willingly or not—became a resident in an institution for a short period or even the better part of a lifetime. Or perhaps an ancestor or relative...
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How to Read Old Coroner Records Premium
Discover the genealogy research clues in old coroner reports. We'll tell you where to find them and how to understand them.
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Genealogy Workbook: Tax Records Premium
Tax records can be instrumental in tracing ancestors between US census years and before the first federal census in 1790. We'll get you started researching in this valuable genealogical resource.
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Genealogy Q&A: Tracing a Sailor from New England Premium
Protection certificates may be your key to researching your New England seaman ancestor.
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Time Capsule: A Hopeless Place Premium
Read a brief first-hand account of a prison for females in the 1800s.
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Document Detective: Voter Registration Premium
Voter registration records can be a surprisingly helpful resource for genealogy. Here are six things you can learn about your ancestor from these records.
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