50 Free Genealogy Sites to Search Today
Yes, free genealogy research is possible. Here’s how to avoid spending money on your ancestry research without limiting your family tree.
10 Free Genealogy Sites: A Handy Infographic
As some of our regular readers may know, we get many questions each week about how to find free genealogy sites on the web. New family historians can get overwhelmed looking for research options, and end up only using sites like Ancestry …
Genealogy Glossary: Confusing Research Terms and Their Meanings
Family history research is full of terms that you may never have encountered before you began constructing your tree. Every genealogist, no matter how experienced, will find themselves pulling out the dictionary as they dig deeper into history. One of our favorite resources …
Genealogy Glossary: Confusing Research Terms and Their Meanings .
Skeletons in the Closet
Whenever I research someone’s family history, whether it’s for fun or for profit, I try to find out how they feel about “skeletons in the closet” before I start. Everyone thinks they want me to find a few—but perhaps that’s one of those things that sounds better in theory than it turns out to be in practice.
Marriage Records, circa 1848
Family Stories Collection: This special collection contains a selection of family history stories submitted by our readers. Originally published April 6, 2014. Recently I found the 1848 Ohio marriage record for my husband’s 2nd great-grandfather, John Garver (1821-1901) and his …
Interview with National Genealogical Society President Jordan Jones
Many thanks to National Genealogical Society President Jordan Jones for taking the time to answer our questions about conducting genealogical research.