04-23-2025

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Understanding Translation vs. Transliteration

What’s the difference between translation and transliteration? Find out here, and why it’s handy for a genealogist to understand.

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Maximize Your Ancestry Subscription!

Join our webinar to discover Ancestry’s new features and tools, designed for both seasoned users and newcomers.

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Birth, Marriage and Death Records

Untangling Your Ancestor’s State-Level Vital Records

Wildly varying access rules and availability make a tangled maze of your ancestors’ state-level vital records. Let us guide you through.

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Trace Your Roots to Early America

Explore Early American research through books that bring history to life. Uncover genealogical resources and find unique gifts for family historians passionate about America’s heritage.

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Preservation

5 Steps to Preserve Family Scrapbooks

Save your family scrapbooks—and the photos, documents, and mementos in them—from the damages of time with these safe preservation techniques.

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Katharine Andrew

Katharine Andrew MS/LIS is a digital editor for Family Tree Magazine and professional genealogist.

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