Tips and Tricks Archives

Finding Your Roots with Findmypast: Insider Tips

With one of the largest assortments of genealogical records available online, Findmypast.com offers some pretty unique collections. The site offers a wide assortment of records for those of us researching relatives from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, and a growing collection of records from the US, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea. Findmypast.com is also the only genealogy research service …

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Using the Census to Find Ancestors: Beginner Genealogy

Whether you embark on a Genealogy, Family History, or Local History project, you need to consider the types of information you have and what you seek or want to uncover. As a librarian, my focus is identifying the question, considering the types of records that hold or reveal bits of information, and then locating different resources …

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Family History Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone

Family History Daily would like to thank Thomas MacEntee, genealogy industry thought leader and respected blogger, for shedding some light on the dark side of researching our family history. Find more from Thomas on Geneabloggers.com. Incest, theft, and kidnapping. Financial ruin, scams and deception. Love lost, love found and love unknown. Prostitutes, sexual predators, …

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Jewish Genealogy: 6 Tips for Conducting Great Research

Researching Jewish ancestors and looking for a little guidance? Avrum Geller, Member of the Executive Council of the Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc, provides six tips for getting started on the right foot. 1. Call or visit the very oldest persons in the family and interview them about the family history you have in common. Do this first! …

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