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Genealogy Brick Wall Busters: 10 Places to Find Your Ancestor’s Family, Friends and Neighbors
Our ancestors tended to move with and marry into particular groups of people, and tracing those "clusters" is a key strategy to break through genealogy brick walls.
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Uncovering Family Secrets in Genealogy records Premium
What shocking secrets were your ancestors hiding? The answers may be waiting in one of these six sources.
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Genealogy Insider: Five Questions With Elizabeth Shown Mills
Elizabeth Shown Mills talks genealogy books, brick walls and DNA tests.
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101 Genealogy Tips for Self-Improvement Premium
Become a better researcher with these 101 ways to a new genealogy you.
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What Is Pedigree Collapse?
You should be able to double the number of ancestors in each generation, right? Wrong. Here's a quick look at pedigree collapse.
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Weekend Warriors Premium
Don’t have time for a full-scale assault to find your ancestors? You can fit these five tasks into your schedule on weekends or whenever time permits.
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Basic Training for Genealogists Premium
Do you have what it takes to succeed as a genealogist? Follow our six-step research regimen to transform your ancestor searches.
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Switching Gears Premium
Think tracing your tree back in time is the only way to go? Guess again. We got some unconventional researchers to share their reverse genealogy secrets.
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Web Cites: How to Cite Your Online Resources Premium
Take the mystery out of documenting online sources.
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