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One thing that makes genealogy difficult and challenging is the fact that surnames often evolve over time. As a surname changes, it makes it that much more daunting to find the right match with your relative. It’s hard to be sure when this happens, but you can still trace your lineage when you understand that … Read more
It’s all the rage. There are TV shows about it. There are numerous commercials and advertisements about it. DNA testing to find out about your ancestry is an amazing development in the science of DNA. If you want to find out more information about who you are, who your relatives are, and how you relate … Read more
When you are trying to find official records of birth and death, be careful with fake websites designed to just take your money. The best course of action is to find the direct state website. Double check that the ending of the website is .gov. That’s the only way to know for sure that the … Read more
When you first start down the path of discovering your genealogy, you’re going to collect a lot of paperwork. If you want to be able to easily find it, you’ll need to develop a storage method. You’ll want to keep the physical information as well as create each file digitally. You’ll need a scanner and … Read more
As you are busy collecting information about your family, it can be fun to draw a family tree so that you can symbolize the relationships between everyone. Today, it’s simple to use software to create an amazing art-worthy family tree suitable for framing and displaying, but you can still do it the old-fashioned way if … Read more
Using census data can be difficult, but if you think outside the box and work at it, you’ll start finding information that you didn’t think was possible. You just need a little extra information to make it work for you. 1. Look on the Before Page and After Page When you’re searching census data and … Read more
A great way to preserve information from your relatives is to interview them while they still remember things. You can easily use your mobile device to record the sound or even video. These questions are only designed to get you started. You can ask about experiences, thoughts, feelings, and more to get them to start … Read more
Modern families don’t use family bibles as much as they used to. That is too bad because the family bible can be invaluable for helping find important genealogy information. You may have some family bibles in your family too. These types of family bibles are big, thick bibles with blank pages used to record births … Read more
It’s fun to trace your family history with these useful apps. Most of them can be had on both Android and iPhone. They can help make your search even more fun but also more productive, because you can continue your work even while you’re sitting in the doctor’s waiting room. 1. BillionGraves Camera App – … Read more
Locating records on your genealogy quest can be confusing and difficult when you’re first starting out. Thankfully, today there are wonderful resources online that you can use to start your search. 1. Ancestry.com – This is probably the most well-known one because of all the commercials. They have a lot of user-generated content, and they … Read more