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Ancestry

How to Search on Ancestry.com: Search Options Explained

Not getting the results you want on Ancestry? Our step-by-step guide to the site’s search options will help you refocus your searches.

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State Guides

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Research

4 Steps for Rewinding Your Research

We can all use a genealogy do-over every now and again. Follow these four steps to fact-check (“rewind”) your research using family tree software and websites.

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Photos

3 Clues to Identify the Ancestors in Old Wedding Photos

Dr. William Davis dated this photo in his collection to sometime between 1860 and 1890. It once hung in his parents’ house, but he can’t remember which side of the family it represents. The photo documents the wedding of one of Dr. Davis’ ancestors…

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