Tracking Ancestral Migrations: Research Strategies and Tips
Learn how to connect the dots as your ancestors moved across the country.
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7 Tips for Discovering Your Pioneer Ancestors Premium
Channel your adventurous ancestors: Set off on a genealogical journey to your pioneer heritage with our seven tips.
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Genealogy in Arkansas Divorce Records Premium
How to find your ancestor's divorce record in Arkansas.
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Did your ancestors spend time in Buffalo, NY? Our genealogy guide will help you trace them in historical records and resources.
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Your Guide to Finding and Using State Census Records Premium
Don't count on federal enumerations alone for tracking your clan—follow our guide to find the clues hiding in state census records.
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How to Trace Your Ancestors in Voter Records
Voter records are often overlooked resources for genealogy. We'll go over how to begin your search for your ancestor's voter records, as well as how to research in various states and counties.
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Got Ancestors From Oakland County, Michigan?
The clerk’s office in Oakland County, Mich., has added an online genealogy search with an index of marriage and death records back to 1941. Older records will be gradually added. Home to the city of Pontiac, Oakland County is just north of Detroit and considered part of the Detroit metro...
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Massachusetts Bill Threatens Vital Records Back to 1841
The National Genealogical Society UpFront blog is reporting on another threat to vital records access, which could make it harder for genealogists to learn about their Massachusetts ancestors.Massachusetts Senate Bill 820 would close the state’s birth and marriage records dated after 1841, the year statewide record keeping began, so...
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States of Mind Premium
Did your ancestors live in a records-rich or paperwork-poor state? Whichever way your genealogical fortunes fall, you’ll find advice in our list of the best and worst states for family history research.
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Search Arkansas Marriages Free on FamilySearch
To coincide with the ongoing Federation of Genealogical Societies conference in Little Rock, Ark., FamilySearch released the first installment of a collection of Arkansas marriage records on its free Record Search Pilot site. Volunteer indexers from the Arkansas Genealogical Society have completed a quarter of the project so far--that’s 442...
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