Probate Records: The Fascinating Family History Source You’ve Been Missing
If the word “probate” makes you want to nap immediately, stick with me. Probate records aren’t legal snoozefests; they’re treasure maps for your family tree. Seriously.
Having Trouble Researching Your Female Ancestors? Here’s Some Help
By Alice Plouchard Stelzer The dictionary tells us that being invisible is being inconspicuous, unobtrusive, and unnoticeable. From a researcher’s point of view, tracing the life movements of invisible women creates many challenges. In the Preface to Notable American Women, …
Having Trouble Researching Your Female Ancestors? Here’s Some Help .
The Vital Genealogy Research Step You May Have Missed
By Lisa Lisson “No one is interested in my story.” — “Me? I was just a housewife.” — “Our family did not do anything special.” — “Our family never had much.” These are some of the responses I received when I began asking my …
Can’t Find Your Ancestor? 6 Tips for More Effective Genealogy Searches
There are few things more frustrating or discouraging than spending days, weeks or even years looking for a specific detail about an ancestor and coming up with nothing. And while it is certainly possible that what you are looking for …
Can’t Find Your Ancestor? 6 Tips for More Effective Genealogy Searches .
Do You Follow These “Rules” of Genealogy Research?
Well, rules might be a bit strict, but we do have some pretty tight guidelines that we like to follow when we’re doing genealogy research. We promise we use them most of the time. You likely have your own set of rules and …
7 Places to Find Genealogy Courses Online
Unless you’re a professional genealogist, you’ve probably learned most of what you know about family history research from…well…doing research. Most of us jumped into our family trees when we began our genealogy journey and never looked back, learning the ropes …
19th Century Photo Types: A Breakdown to Help You Date Old Family Pictures
If you’re a passionate family history buff like us, everyone from your mother to your Great Aunt Sally knows that they can pawn off boxes of old family photos for you to peruse to your heart’s content. Sifting through vintage photos can …
19th Century Photo Types: A Breakdown to Help You Date Old Family Pictures .
Q&A with Genealogy Roadshow’s Joshua Taylor
Thank you to the family history research site Crestleaf for contributing this guest post. When most people think of genealogy, they tend to think of an older demographic or those who have ample time on their hands to conduct family history …
Genealogy Books: 7 Top Family History Reads to Inform and Inspire
Genealogy reference books have long been a valuable part of family history research. Providing help and how-to on a huge range of topics, the best selections will take any genealogist on a journey of discovery. But with an ever-growing assortment …
Genealogy Books: 7 Top Family History Reads to Inform and Inspire .
Free Civil War Records: Discover Your Ancestors Who Fought in the War Between the States
The U.S. Civil War ended on May 13th, 1865 – but the numerous records created by the War Between the States still provide a glimpse into the lives of those who served. If you had family in the US in the mid-19th …
Free Civil War Records: Discover Your Ancestors Who Fought in the War Between the States .