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Stop the presses! Find all the news that fits your family tree with this five-step guide to using old newspapers to trace your roots and bring your past to life.
10/1/2001
More likely than not, these 10 types of genealogy records will figure into your family tree research. (Might as well learn about them now!)
6/15/2010
Answers for the beginner, the befuddled and anyone hitting a brick wall.
12/15/2010
Here's how to track down records of ancestors who were Free and Accepted Masons.
12/12/2011
How can I find a record of travel on a riverboat to Ohio?
1/21/2011
Q. My great-great-grandfather Edwin Lemon was born in Chester County, Penn., in 1818. This is all I can find about him. How do I find his parent's names and the month and day of his birth?
6/15/2010
Answers for the beginner, the befuddled and anyone hitting a brick wall.
8/24/2011
When your ancestor had a Social Security Number, but no birth certificate.
2/1/2004
What happens to the uprooted graves and crypts in hurricane-ravaged cemeteries?
7/1/2007
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