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Have you ever considered that a tree's root system is much more extensive than its combined trunk, branches and leaves? The same is true of your family tree: You have more ancestors than you have parents, siblings and children. Discovering your family roots means digging into the past and uncovering those ancestors—solving the puzzles of
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12 Strategies for “Recharging” Your Genealogy Research
Don't let dead ends drain your genealogical batteries. Jump-start your ancestor hunt with these 12 research strategies.
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Stymied by source documentation? Heed these hints for entering citations in your genealogy software.
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You can strike it rich in online pedigree databases—if you know how to mine valuable genealogical nuggets from a mother lode of unverified family trees. We'll show you five ways to turn that undocumented data Into real research clues.
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Need a hand circumventing those pesky brick walls? Turn to elusive forebears' clusters of friends, relatives and neighbors for clues to your own ancestral ties.
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Do You Have Royal Ancestors? 6 Steps to Find Out Premium
Does royal blood run through your veins? Find out with these six steps to discovering the kings and queens in your family tree.
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Group Thinking: Cluster Research Premium
Your ancestors left valuable clues with their clusters of family, friends and neighbors. Here's how cluster genealogy can get your research off the ground.
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Putting The Pieces Together Premium
The author of the all-time genealogy how-to bestseller "Unpuzzling Your Past" shares 29 tips for getting started solving the mysteries of your ancestry.
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