Find Your Female Ancestors
How many of your brick walls and genealogy search challenges involve female ancestors and your maternal lines? Tracing the women in your family can be quite the challenge, but the payoff is worth the work. Here are tips, resources and step-by-step guides to help you out.
14 Unusual Records for Finding Female Ancestors
READ MORE
FROM THE FAMILY TREE SHOP
Female Ancestors Cheat Sheet
Your female ancestors are tougher to trace than the men in your family. Learn tips and reference information organized in this easy-to-use, at-a-glance printable PDF.
Researching Female Ancestors
Maiden Names and Given Names
From the Family Tree Podcast Archives
Women's History and Female Ancestor Research Resources
See All Female Ancestors Articles See All
