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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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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
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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The Genealogist’s Guide to Tax Records Premium
They say the only two certainties are death and taxes. Genealogists are well-acquainted with the former, but tax records elude many. Here's how to find them.
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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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It’s Academic Premium
Give your research methodology a makeover by utilizing an overlooked and underused resource: college and university libraries.
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Using Published Family Histories for Your Genealogy Research Premium
Published family histories can save or sink your research. Follow our advice for finding these potential genealogy treasure troves and mining the good information while weeding out the bad.
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