Records Articles
Put your ancestors in their place with these three secrets for finding local history even when there's no published account of your family's old stomping ground.
11/10/2010
Before you shell out for a family coat of arms, check our primer and learn how you can discover if you really have heraldry in your heritage.
8/4/2010
Uncle Sam did his best to keep tabs on your ancestors. We reveal the secrets for tapping into genealogical records from federal agencies.
5/12/2010
A new-on-the-scene search engine, Mocavo, is genealogy-specific and blazing fast. It searches tens of thousands of websites such as forums, blogs, state archives, Find A Grave, the Library of Congress, Internet Archive and the National Archives.
8/2/2011
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a wealth of records for researching relatives who adhered to its faith. Here's how to discover your Mormon ancestry.
9/27/2009
These four questions will make your ancestral grave markers and cemeteries come alive with family history.
4/16/2010
Numerous online databases of tombstone transcriptions let you virtually research in faraway graveyards.
11/1/2008
An update on public records in four states.
10/1/2003
Whether your Civil War ancestors wore blue or gray, their story can be a fascinating part of your family history. Here's how to start finding your Civil War roots.
9/27/2009