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Tombstone Raiders
Numerous online databases of tombstone transcriptions let you virtually research in faraway graveyards.
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Signatures on Early Records Premium
You've got questions about discovering, preserving and celebrating your family history; our experts have the answers.
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How to Get Your Ancestors’ Social Security Applications Premium
Got a genealogical brick wall? Our expert advice on requesting an ancestor's Social Security application may help you get the answers you need.
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The Phantom Census Menace Premium
Future British family history researchers may be puzzled by their early-21st-century ancestors' entry under "religion" on the UK census: "Jedi." According to the CNET news service, a recent e-mail stunt urged Brits to declare themselves members of the "religion" from the Star Wars movies. If enough people wrote...
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10 Places to Find a Published Genealogy Premium
1. The Family History Library Located in Salt Lake City, the massive Family History Library has more than 70,000 biography and family history volumes. You can search its holdings by several different categories, including by surname. The results will be a list of books that focus specifically on...
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Stake out your forebears from Albania to Zagreb with our guide to tracing Eastern European roots.
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How to Use Federal Records Premium
Confirm the parents and children of each generation as you work back in time, beginning with yourself. Don't skip a generation because you think it's not important. One purpose of articles, how-to books, classes and seminars is to help you learn about federal and other resources—where to find them, how...
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Genealogical Source Checklist Premium
Need a jump-start? Juice up your research by consulting the roster of family history records listed here.
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NARA Gets Digital Premium
FamilySearch and the National Archives and Records Administration digitize Civil War widows' pension files.
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