11-26-2024

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Family Tree Magazine

Birth, Marriage and Death Records

A Brief History of Marriage Records and Customs

Walk down the aisle into your family history and discover what marriage records and customs can reveal about your ancestors.

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Become a 20th-Century Census Expert

Join instructor Gena Philibert-Ortega as she takes you beyond names and places with this in-depth course on 20th-century census records in this 4-week online course.

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Birth, Marriage and Death Records

How to Read and Understand Marriage Bonds

Marriage bonds are separate documents from marriage licenses, and can contain new clues to use in researching your ancestors. Here’s what to look for.

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Birth, Marriage and Death Records

How to Research Marriage Records for Genealogy

Become an expert at tracking down marriage records with this in-depth guide to researching marriage records throughout history.

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Podcasts

Shining a Spotlight on Marriage Records: Episode 151

At Family Tree Magazine we like to shine a light on the most important sources for your genealogical research, and marriage records rank right up there at the top of the list. In this episode, Lisa Louise Cooke is joined by Amanda Epperson to discuss how and why to research marriage records.

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