One of the most important things a family historian can do is get organized. It makes research easier in the short term, and you’ll thank yourself repeatedly for it in the future. Many genealogists, including myself, use Evernote — which has …
Finally! A Super Easy, Visual Way to Organize Your Genealogy Data .
Researching ancestors from England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland? Here’s a list of free genealogy sites for the UK and Ireland where you can find everything from census returns and military service records to birth, marriage and death indexes.
It’s an often overlooked fact that a vast amount of FamilySearch’s collections can not be found via the search on their site. Millions of free family history records are waiting to be discovered but have not yet been indexed and are, therefore, somewhat …
Millions of Free Records on FamilySearch Can Not Be Found via Search: Here’s How to Access Them .
I continue to be amazed how social media can quickly give you the answers you need to break through your family history brick walls. In just the last 2 weeks, I have turned to Facebook for help and was not disappointed. Here’s how I did it!
One of the most enjoyable things about doing family history research is discovering what your ancestor did to earn a living. But, very often, we find ourselves scratching our heads trying to figure out exactly what an old occupation actually consisted of. …
What’s a Snobscat? You’ll Need a List of Old Occupations to Find the Answer .
The National Library of Ireland has officially launched a new web-repository for its Catholic parish records — making this truly vital record collection available online for free for the first time in history. The parish register records are considered to …
Nearly Half a Million Free Irish Parish Records Just Went Online: Here’s Where to Find Them .
Our Featured Genealogy Expert series continues this week with help and inspiration from Cyndi Ingle, creator of the much loved genealogy resource site Cyndi’s List! In this series we’re asking family history experts from many backgrounds to answer 5 questions so that we …
A few months ago we published our popular guide, 50 Free Genealogy Sites to Search Today, which has helped tens of thousands of family historians discover new family history resources. Since that time we have learned of many more free genealogy …
Thank you to family history writer Tony Bandy for this helpful article. What if I could show you a free online family history resource with over 13 million digitized books, magazines and other types of materials? Would you be interested? What …
The Massive Free Genealogy Resource You’ve Probably Never Heard Of .
A historic project in underway to bring one of the most important US record collections ever created online — and you can be part of it. FamilySearch.org is currently working in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American …
Historic Freedmen’s Bureau Records Coming Online: What You Need to Know and How to Get Involved .