By Melissa Johnson, CG, Dual Citizenship Specialist In recent years, many Americans and citizens of other nations have gone through the process of applying for Irish dual citizenship. As a European Union member state, Ireland offers many benefits to its citizens, …
Could You Qualify for Dual Citizenship in Ireland? The Answer Might Surprise You .
Family Tree DNA, the longest running DNA testing company for family history, has made an exciting change. They will now allow no-cost uploads of DNA to their system from AncestryDNA, MyHeritage and 23andMe and provide all matches for free. Why is this exciting? …
FTDNA Now Offers Completely Free DNA Uploads and Cousin Matching .
In need of some inspiration and new ideas to kickstart your genealogy research this week? Perhaps you’ve hit a bit of slump in your genealogy research? Or maybe you’d just like to try a new strategy or two? Either way, we’ve …
In a Genealogy Research Slump? 10 Fast Ways to Overcome it Right Now .
I’ve been doing family history research for 20 years and, like everyone, I’ve encountered a few brick walls. Although I have been successful in breaking most of those down using solid research techniques, one or two remain. One in particular has haunted me for more than a decade – the parents of one of my 3rd great grandparents. Unable to locate this information I have had to leave this branch of my tree undeveloped.
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